| ISLAND OF SAFETY Hundreds of seabirds build their nests on an island in the Bering Sea. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7224 |
| Catalog #: | 505009 | |
| Clip Number: | 505009-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 469 | |
| Timecode: | 01:02:07 - 01:03:30 | |
| Location: | Bering Sea, Soviet Union. | |
| Year Shot: | 1939 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/BIRDS: Misc ANIMALS/GENERAL: Conservation LOCATIONS/ASIA: Russia (USSR) | |
| Description: | ISLAND OF SAFETY Hundreds of seabirds build their nests on an island in the Bering Sea. Bering Sea, Soviet Union. Various shots on an island where hundreds of seabirds build their nests. Men climb down to the rocky areas where the birds nest and put rings on the seabird's legs for research purposes. Another man takes some of the fluffy down from the nest of an eider duck that is in demand for stuffing duvets (eiderdowns) and pillows. | |
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