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An Otter Study (1912)

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Watching this recently unearthed treasure is all the more amazing when you realise the footage itself was shot as long ago as 1912. The surviving version of the film you see here was re-edited in the 1920s and titled The Otter, with a final hunting scene removed. Intertitles tell us all about the habits of this fascinating creature, alongside the first known shots of an otter swimming underwater. We even get to see the cameramen setting up their special tank in the river for filming these scenes. Just think otter fans -- this furry fellow is almost a century old! (Simon McCallum) You can watch almost 1000 other complete films and TV programmes from the BFI National Archive free of charge at the new BFI Mediatheque - http://www.bfi.org.uk/mediathe...

Channel: Pets & Animals
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: BFIfilms

Length: 08:36
Rating: 5.00
Views: 7527

Tags: animals  BFI  cute  fish  furry  otters  Scotland  silent  wildlife  

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xxgolgothasaurxx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
people read slower back then :)
leolava (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Black and white =P
hojkaqpl (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Actually, otters are in the same family as weasels, related to badgers, and bears are something else altogether... as are the "web footed carnivores" the seals. The Wikipedia page for "carnivora" is fascinating.
lcanadensis (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Interesting that early in the 20th century otters were considered to be in the "bear tribe" while in fact they're web-footed carnivores! Cool film.
BFIfilms (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
yes, the film was made 15 years before sound film was invented.
frozensnakee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
is there suposed to be no sound?
RoonJazz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Wow! this was filmed in the same year that the Titanic sank. Amazing stuff.
m02059 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
"...it also eats pikes and eels which levy toll on the trout..." - a better time. They probably weren't so rare back then - only place I've seen any is the Buckfast otter sanctuary.
Lyndahayes (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
hmmm...relaxing

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