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Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a large gorilla in an enclosure with concrete steps and wooden posts. The gorilla is initially bent over, appearing to eat or forage on the ground, then sits up and looks toward the camera with its arms crossed. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, color shifts, and a slightly soft focus, characteristic of amateur archival recordings from the early 1960s. The scene evokes a nostalgic, documentary-style glimpse of zoo life in Camden, New Jersey.
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