Flipper, The Seal (1953)
• January 1st, 1953 • 0h 10min
Documentary
Overview
Follows the early life of a young seal on the Pribilof Islands. Shows him nursing at his mother's side, struggling to avoid the ponderous bull seals, getting rescued from a rock crevice and learning to swim. Demonstrates how biologists count, tag and trace the seals in order to conserve the herds.
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