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Michael Grzimek (12 April 1934 – 10 January 1959) was a West German zoologist, conservationist and filmmaker. Life. Michael Grzimek was the second son of Bernhard Grzimek and Hildegard Prüfer. Already as a child, he assisted his father in his research of wolves and dogs.
Michael Grzimek [ ˈgʒɪmɛk ] (Michael Christian Maria Bernhard Grzimek; * 12. April 1934 in Berlin; † 10. Januar 1959 in der Salei-Ebene, Serengeti in Tanganjika, heute Tansania) war ein deutscher Tierfilmer. Er studierte Zoologie und Naturwissenschaften .
Michael Grzimek was born on 12 April 1934 in Berlin, Germany. Michael was a director and cinematographer, known for Bambuti (1956), Schwalben am Spieß (1958) and Serengeti (1959). Michael died on 10 January 1959 in Serengeti Desert, Tanganjika, Africa [now Tansania, Africa].
Jan 17, 2018 · Tragically, young Michael Grzimek died aged 24 when his aircraft collided with a vulture and crashed. One year later, in 1960, Michael and Bernhard’s movie “The Serengeti Shall Not Die” won an Academy Award in the category “Best Documentary”.
In 1978, Michael's father Bernhard married Erika and adopted the two children. Erika Schoof – and along with Christian Grzimek since 1980 – became the head of the Okapia KG Michael Grzimek & Co which is an archive of photos and files. Death. On 10 January 1959, the plane piloted by Michael collided with a vulture and he lost
At the end of 1957, Bernhard Grzimek and his son Michael traveled from Egelsbach in Hesse to Tanganyika (now Tanzania) in a small zebra-striped plane with the registration code D-ENTE. The father-and-son team were keen to explore the great migration of wildebeest, zebra and antelope in the Serengeti.
Michael Grzimek was one of the first wildlife filmmakers to use the recently invented tranquilizer gun to examine big game up close. He also attached collars to tranquilized animals to track and study them.
Michael Grzimek was born on 12 April 1934 in Berlin, Germany. Michael was a director and cinematographer, known for Bambuti (1956), Schwalben am Spieß (1958) and Serengeti (1959). Michael died on 10 January 1959 in Serengeti Desert, Tanganjika, Africa [now Tansania, Africa].
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Bambuti (originally Kein Platz für wilde Tiere) is a 1956 West German film directed by Bernhard Grzimek and Michael Grzimek. Known as No Place for Wild Animals in the US, the film documents the need for nature reserves in Africa.
