
Zoo Quest to West Africa
Genres
Overview
In September 1954, David Attenborough, cameraman Charles Lagus, Jack Lester and Alf Woods, both from the Zoological Society of London, set out for Sierra Leone. They spent three months intently surveying the landscapes of Sierra Leone in search of nature’s rarest animals. Although predominantly searching for Picathartes gymnocephalus (the White-necked Rockfowl) they hoped to take back to London a representative collection of the whole of animal life in this part of Africa.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
61 min
Release Date
1955-08-17
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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David Attenborough
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