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Fur & Feather facts for kids
Fur & Feather | |
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Presented by | Ian McTaggart-Cowan |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Bill Inglis |
Production location(s) | Vancouver |
Running time | 15 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | CBC Television |
Original release | 6 July 1955 | – 25 June 1956
Fur & Feather is a Canadian children's television series about animals which aired on CBC Television from 1955 to 1956. It was hosted by Ian McTaggart-Cowan who headed the Zoology Department at the University of British Columbia.
Scheduling
The Vancouver-produced series aired on Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. from 6 July 1955 to 21 September 1955, then aired Mondays at 4:30 p.m. from 26 September 1955 until 25 June 1956.
The debut episode featured penguins. McTaggart-Cowan was joined by David Maxwell on some episodes.
Selected episodes
# | Title | Summary |
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1 | "All About Penguins" | Debut episode - concerns penguins, their behaviour and environment |
3 | "Meet the Moose" | Describes the moose |
4 | "Animal Babies" | Selected animals are shown in their infancy |
7 | "Fangs & Tusks" | Describes the teeth of some animals and how these are used for survival |
12 | "All About Antlers" | The growth and use of antlers on some animals |
14 | "Animal Gliders" | Flying squirrels and other gliding animals are described |
18 | "Southward Bound" | Describes the various migratory routes of birds, with examples from Arctic terns, shearwaters and yellowlegs and wheatears. |
23 | "Haymakers of the Mountains" | Describes some animals which make hay such as pikas (rock rabbits) and pack rats |
28 | "Trumpeters of the North" | Trumpeter swans |
30 | "Reindeer's Relations" | Various types of Canadian deer are described |
48 | "The Sea Cliffs" | Demonstrates birds whose habitats are sea cliffs |
49 | "Shark!" | Various types of sharks are shown |