The Australian mallee

Australia, 1963

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Episode number 5 of Series “Australian Wildlife”.
A study of the wildlife of the Victorian Mallee, a land of drifting sand and Mallee Scrub. Small animal life struggles for existence under these poor conditions, where rare waterholes mean life or death. The interesting Mallee Fowl which buries its eggs in incubating mounds, and mysteriously controls its heat; and the Bowerbird which builds a so-called bower for its mating display are shown, together with Wedgetailed eagles, kangaroos, ant lions, honeyeaters and Major Mitchell cockatoos. Photographed by Robert H. Clarke, narrated by Peter Wagner and devised by naturalist Graham Pizzey.

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Credits

director

Nandor Jenes

production company

CSIRO

ABC

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1963

Appears in

Australian Wildlife

Group of items

Australian Wildlife

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000899

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Victoria

Animals & Wildlife → Nature study

Animals & Wildlife → Wildlife

Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mallee (Vic.)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Places → Mallee (Vic.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

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Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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