Islands of the Sea

Islands of the Sea

G 1960 · 28 min · ★ 7.0 · Documentary

This short covers some of the wildlife (predominently birds) on four islands-the Galapagos, Guadelupe, Falklands and an island in the Midway chain. While touching very briefly on the turtles of Galapagos and a bit more in-depth on two varieties of iguana and a species of crab, the documentary focuses primarily on birds, including several species of penguin on at least two of the islands, cormorants, frigate birds and the albatross.

Directed by James Algar · Written by Dwight Hauser

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