| TIGER IN BATH There's a tiger at Sandown Zoo who loves his daily bath. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6113 |
| Catalog #: | 1884 | |
| Clip Number: | 1884-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 411 | |
| Timecode: | 01:07:09 - 01:07:46 | |
| Location: | Sandown Zoo, Isle of Wight. | |
| Year Shot: | 1962 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/GENERAL: Zoos/Animal Parks/Aquariums ANIMALS/MAMMALS: Tigers LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Isle Of Wight | |
| Description: | TIGER IN BATH There's a tiger at Sandown Zoo who loves his daily bath. Sandown Zoo, Isle of Wight. We see a low angle shot of a man and a woman taking photographs. MS Man and woman holding cameras. man raised camera to eyes. The man is Ronnie Bateman, the zoo director. They are at Sandown Zoo hoping to get a picture of Rajah the tiger, who just loves bathing himself, but usually when no-one is around. MS Tiger standing on bath. Rajah is seen in his cage which has a bath in it - an ordinary bath with taps, with a keeper with a hose on the cage roof, showering him with water. MS Tiger with forelegs on bath standing under shower of water. He moves away from water and puts paw under shower. MS Couple with cameras girl has camera up to eye-level man has camera at chest level. He quickly brings up to eye and takes camera down and turns to woman. MS Tiger who is standing with back feet on ground front feet on bath letting water from shower trickle on to back. He moves his head under water. MS Man standing on top of cage letting water from hosepipe trickle on to tiger. MS Tiger with head under shower. He climbs into bath full of water and puts front feet out of bath onto ground leaving back feet only in water. MS Couple with cameras which they are holding by waist. They quickly bring cameras up to eyes. MS Tiger standing in bath with water from shower trickling over his head. He shakes head while this is happening. Water is then sprayed on his back. Rajah is 11 foot 9 inches, and was a household pet at one time, until he became too large and strong. Evidently he doesn't like female company - he has killed two wives! The sequence shows Rajah stepping in and out of the bath , dipping a paw into the water, standing in the bath with his paws by the taps, and the shower water in his face. | |
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