Dangerous Australians is a nature program that looks at the venomous creatures that populate Australia. The program profiles such creatures as the red back and funnel web spiders, the blue ring octopus, the black tiger snake, the fierce snake, the sea snake, the box and man-of-war jellyfish, and various poisonous coral. The program also looks at sharks and crocodiles. Reconstructions of actual encounters between humans and various creatures illustrate the potential dangers of these encounters. The program questions why so many of the world’s most venomous creatures live in Australia and why these creatures, whose prey is often harmless, have such high toxicity levels.
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ACMI Identifier
310687
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Crocodiles
Animals & Wildlife → Marine fauna
Animals & Wildlife → Shark attacks
Animals & Wildlife → Spiders - Venom
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Marine fauna
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Poisonous snakes - Venom - Therapeutic use
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)