” SOUTH AFRICAN SCENE — THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK ” 1950 SOUTH AFRICA TRAVELOGUE FILM XD30224

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This film is an episode in a series of tourism films titled “The South African Scene” from the 1950s. It was produced by the government of South Africa. Some episodes cover the peoples and areas of the country. This episode is the series’ first and it covers Kruger National Park, and looks primarily at the wildlife consisting of antelopes, lions, warthogs, etc. The film, issued by the South African Information Service in New York City, is photographed by Vincent Vermooten, narrated by Robert Nevins, produced by Maurice T. Groen with commentary script by Dorothy P. Maulsby.

”The South African Scene – A Series” title banner (00:08). “No. 1 The Kruger National Park” title banner (00:14). Credits (00:22). A car is driving down a mountain road towards Kruger National Park, a safari park in South Africa, named after Paul Kruger in 1926 (00:38). Signs towards the national park (01:00). Tents set up in a fenced area (01:05). The car passes through the fenced area (01:07). Wildebeests, a member of the antelope family (01:22). Impalas, another member of the antelope family (01:41). Kudus, another member of the antelope family (02:20). Zebras (02:52). The South African giraffe (03:33). The giraffes are chasing zebras (04:19). Warthogs, a genus in the family Suidae (04:32). The trees and greenery in Kruger national park (04:58). Huts for park visitor accommodation (05:11). Nyalas, a spiral-horned member of the antelope family (05:24). Waterbucks, another member of the antelope family (05:30). A car is driving on dirt roads through the national park (05:50). A sign (05:58). Lions, large cats of the genus Panthera (06:04). Hippopotamuses, who are megaherbivores, more commonly described as large terrestrial planteaters (07:47). Baboons, some of the world’s largest monkeys (08:08). Bodies of water in Kruger national park (08:20). An impala (08:29). African elephants (08:34). Humans feeding a lion cub through a baby bottle (09:13). A grown lion sitting in a car (09:26). A car is driving out of Kruger National Park (09:38). “The End” text overlay and credits (09:58).

Kruger National Park, in northeastern South Africa, is one of Africa’s largest game reserves. Its high density of wild animals includes the Big 5: lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and buffalos. Hundreds of other mammals make their home here, as do diverse bird species such as vultures, eagles and storks. Mountains, bush plains and tropical forests are all part of the landscape.


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This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com