The Little Marsupials

Australia, 1985

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Episode of Series “Fauna”.
This program that contains rare and sometimes unique footage of little marsupials, including the amazing Honey Possum. Includes footage of the Numbats which feed exclusively on termites. Rare and endangered, the Numbats are the subject of research sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund. Features the marsupial gliders and the rare Red-Tailed Wambenger.

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Credits

director

David Moore

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1985

Appears in

Fauna

Group of items

Fauna

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323840

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Endangered species

Animals & Wildlife → Marsupialia

Animals & Wildlife → Phalangeridae

Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

People → Moore, David

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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