Life Of A Zoo Keeper Aka Chimps (1958)

Chessington Zoo, Surrey. L/S of a man wearing a beret, he is Ernst Engler, Head Keeper at the zoo. He climbs over a low railing to the cage where there is a lion prowling about. The lion comes and rubs its head against the bars, Ernst reaches through and strokes it. C/U of the lion rubbing itself against the bars whilst being stroked, and yawning. C/U of Ernst as he is stroking the lion, he turns away. L/S Ernst walks past the lions cage and the lion starts prowling about again. He walks over to another cage containing a tiger. The tiger comes over to him and sits down so it can be stroked like the lion. C/U of two other tigers through some bars. C/U of Ernst and the tiger, he is stroking its nose and face through the bars. M/S of Ernst stroking the tiger, the lions cage is also visible in the background. M/S Ernst walking past a large garden with trees and a flower bed round the border. M/S of him walking past a chimpanzee cage and round to the side, he puts his hands in the cage and pat