Meet Baby Gorilla (1959)

Title reads: “Meet Baby Gorilla“. Basle, Switzerland. Baby gorilla born in Swiss zoo. C/U of Archilla, the mother Gorilla, drinking soup with a spoon, her keeper stroking her head and back. C/U of Stephi, father gorilla. C/U Stephi in his cage, he stands up and hammers on the bars of the cage then falls over backwards. M/S of Stephi lying on his back in his cage playing with some straw. C/U Stephi laying with his head resting on his hands. Both gorilla parents have rejected the baby M/S of Mrs. Lang wife of the Zoo Manager looking at cot where baby gorilla is lying. C/U of baby gorilla Goma lying on his back in the cot swinging his arms about, he wears a nappy, Mrs. Lang picks him up. Panning shot a baby’s bottle in a holder, pan to Mrs. L. holding the baby, she proceeds to feed him. C/U baby feeding from the bottle. Mrs Lang takes the bottle from his mouth and puts it back into the holder. C/U Mrs. L. holding the baby up to the camera. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE