A DOLPHIN'S STORY

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Details

Year

1974

NFU Picture/Sheet No.

464

Length

Colour 32 mins. 35mm 2,594 ft.

Cat. Refs. 1974-S p.2; 1977 p.43; 1984-85 p.36; 1986-87 p.47.

Viewing copies

Unknown

Full Description

A bottlenose dolphin is captured in the Marlborough Sounds. The good natured animal - close kin to humankind - is transported to 'Marineland of New Zealand' in Napier and trained there. The film records its story through to its first public performance.