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File:Winsor McCay (1912) How a Mosquito Operates.webm

Winsor_McCay_(1912)_How_a_Mosquito_Operates.webm ‎(WebM audio/video file, VP8, length 6 min 14 s, 720 × 480 pixels, 7.72 Mbps overall, file size: 344.51 MB)

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English: Animated film How a Mosquito Operates by American cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. McCay's second film, and one of the earliest animated films in history. A giant mosquito drinks blood from a sleeping man; the mosquito drinks so much that its belly explodes.
Deutsch: Animierter Film Wie ein Moskito funktioniert des amerikanischen Cartoonisten und Animateurs Winsor McCay. McCay's zweiter Film und einer der frühesten animierten Filme der Geschichte. Ein gigantischer Moskito trinkt das Blut eines schlafenden Mannes; der Moskito trinkt so viel, dass sein Bauch explodiert.
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Source Winsor McCay: The Master Collection DVD (2004)
Author Winsor McCay

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English: Animated film How a Mosquito Operates by American cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. McCay's second film, and one of the earliest animated films in history. A giant mosquito drinks blood from a sleeping man; the mosquito drinks so much that its belly explodes.
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Deutsch: Animierter Film Wie ein Moskito funktioniert des amerikanischen Cartoonisten und Animateurs Winsor McCay. McCay's zweiter Film und einer der frühesten animierten Filme der Geschichte. Ein gigantischer Moskito trinkt das Blut eines schlafenden Mannes; der Moskito trinkt so viel, dass sein Bauch explodiert.
English: Animated film How a Mosquito Operates by American cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. McCay's second film, and one of the earliest animated films in history. A giant mosquito drinks blood from a sleeping man; the mosquito drinks so much that its belly explodes.

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