16mm showcase - Animal Novelties (1957)
Channel: Archives New Zealand
Date: 2011-07-14

The first of March is National Pig Day in the United States. According to Mary Lynne Rave, one of the founders of National Pig Day, the occasion accords "the pig its rightful, though generally unrecognized, place as one of man's most intellectual and domesticated animals." However, whether the holiday is a time to honour pigs or "to appreciate their offerings (spare ribs, bacon and ham)" is an open question for some.

To celebrate National Pig Day, we've chosen a 1957 compilation of National Film Unit movies called 'Animal Novelties' featuring - you guessed it - pigs. Watch as a Napier pig goes swimming with a friend, and experience "an amusing interview with a sow and her record litter of piglets." 

Archives Reference: AAPG W3471 Box 5648/ 16BW160
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Compilation of 'funny' novelty stories from the Weekly Review newsreel series reduced from 35mm to 16mm for home viewing.

B&W 12 mins. 16mm 435 ft. Napier Beach - PIG IN THE SWIM Chimps Tea Party - WELLINGTON ZOO HAS PETS CORNER FOUR FLYING FOSSILS Tuataras take a trip WORLDS RECORD LITTER Up to Scratch - CATS JUDGED IN AUCKLAND TAME TROUT & EELS A DOGS SHOW NFU Film Information Sheet No. 132 Cat. Refs. 1958 p.11; 1962 p.12; 1967-68 p.29. B&W 12 mins. 16mm 435 ft. A young wild-born sow has become a Napier lad's devoted pet, and goes swimming with him in the sea. Other items are highlights of a cat show, the remarkable behaviour of tame trout and eels, the ancient and unique tuatara lizard, an amusing interview with a sow and her record litter of piglets, young chimpanzees at the zoo, and a dog show. (Note- This film was compiled from items which first appeared in other reels as follows: Napier Beach - PIG IN THE SWIM first appeared in Pictorial Parade No. 34 (1955) Chimps Tea Party - WELLINGTON ZOO HAS PETS CORNER first appeared in Pictorial Parade No. 55 (1956) FOUR FLYING FOSSILS Tuataras take a trip first appeared in Pictorial Parade No. 2 (1952) WORLDS RECORD LITTER first appeared in New Zealand Mirror No. 8 (1950) Up to Scratch - CATS JUDGED IN AUCKLAND first appeared in Pictorial Parade No. 52 (1956) TAME TROUT & EELS first appeared in New Zealand Mirror No. 2 (1950) A DOGS SHOW first appeared in Weekly Review No. 197 (1945).