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DescriptionWinsor McCay (1912) How a Mosquito Operates.webm
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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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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The author died in 1934, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or fewer.