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Table 2 An overview of the interactions recorded from each series of Grzimek documentaries

From: The portrayal of animal interactions in nature documentaries by David Attenborough and Bernhard Grzimek

Series/Episode (Year)

Interspecific

Intraspecific

Total

Antagonistic & Predation

Cooperation

Antagonistic

Cooperation & parental care

No Place for Wild Animals (1956)

8

(28.6)

3

(10.7)

4

(14.3)

15

(53.6)

28

Serengeti

(1959)

16

(47.1)

2

(5.9)

2

(5.9)

16

(47.1)

34

Die Serengeti ist Nicht Gestorben (1972)

6

(33.3)

0

(0.0)

2

(11.1)

11

(61.1)

18

Gorilla Massa wird operiert/Lebensraum Baobab (1972)

15

(60.0)

2

(8.0)

3

(12.0)

14

(56.0)

25

Im Heißluftballon über dem Kilimanjaro (1975)

1

(25.0)

1

(25.0)

0

(0.0)

2

(50.0)

4

Riesige Ameisenheere (1975)

5

(25.0)

1

(5.0)

1

(5.0)

16

(80.0)

20

Wilde Elefanten in Manyara (1975)

8

(27.6)

0

(0.0)

4

(13.8)

20

(69.0)

29

Berggorillas in Zaire (1976)

5

(41.7)

2

(16.7)

0

(0.0)

6

(50.0)

12

Geparden in der Serengeti (1977)

15

(55.6)

0

(0.0)

2

(7.4)

15

(55.6)

27

Gnuwanderung in der Serengeti (1978)

15

(45.5)

1

(3.0)

6

(18.2)

13

(39.4)

33

Drei kleine Europäer (1979)

15

(60.0)

0

(0.0)

5

(20.0)

7

(28.0)

25

Schmetterlinge, Baumfrösche und Harpyien (1979)

10

(55.6)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

12

(66.7)

18

Unter den Wildtieren Alaskas (1981)

3

(15.8)

1

(5.3)

2

(10.5)

14

(73.7)

19

Rätseltiere im eigenen Garten (1986)

16

(57.1)

0

(0.0)

5

(17.9)

8

(28.6)

28

Reineke Fuchs und Adebar (1986)

14

(48.3)

0

(0.0)

1

(3.4)

18

(62.1)

29

Ausrottung von Bisons und Indianern (N/A)

4

(23.5)

3

(17.6)

4

(23.5)

7

(41.2)

17

Naturpark Bayerischer Wald (N/A)

6

(33.3)

1

(5.6)

2

(11.1)

10

(55.6)

18

Wale und künstliche Urwälder im Meer (N/A)

3

(42.9)

2

(28.6)

1

(14.3)

1

(14.3)

7

  1. Dates for the final three episodes were not included in the source material nor available through external sources, thus were recorded N/A. Raw values are above with percentage values italicised in brackets below