The Elephant

United States, 1955

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Episode of Series “The Nature of things”.
Jiminy Cricket tells the history of the evolution of the elephant, from prehistoric mastodons and mammoths; describes the elephant of today and how it uses its trunk; and shows how the Indian mahout trains his elephant to work.

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Credits

production company

Walt Disney Productions

Duration

00:08:13:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1955

Appears in

The Nature of things

Group of items

The Nature of things

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

003225

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Animal behavior

Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Adaptation

Animals & Wildlife → Animals and civilization

Animals & Wildlife → Elephants

Animals & Wildlife → Evolution (Biology)

Animals & Wildlife → Working animals

Animation

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Evolution (Biology)

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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