A delightful and pertinent animation about Darwin’s evolutionary theory. Nicely punned, the human race has now been called. From the dinosaurs to present we get a graphic but comic explanation as to how we have arrived to today. As the race is battled out many species die along the way in the advent of disease and things such as technology, but If Darwin’s Evolutionary Stakes’ is right, it is only with “a short hair and half a brain” that we ‘humans’ make the photo finish. Written and performed by Patrick Burns.
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ACMI Identifier
315199
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Behavior evolution
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Behavior evolution
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human evolution
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)