Prior to the 1920’s the koala was in danger of becoming extinct in Australia because it was unprotected. This film looks at the koala, its biological characteristics and the various types of species which are determined by its climatic region in Eastern Australia. Those features which make the koala particularly adaptable to its territorial environment are described and its life cycle is surveyed. Photography by Dean Semler.
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ACMI Identifier
005919
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Animal life cycles
Animals & Wildlife → Animal behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Animal ecology
Animals & Wildlife → Animal life cycles
Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Adaptation
Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Habitations
Animals & Wildlife → Marsupialia
Animals & Wildlife → Wildlife conservation - Australia
Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildlife conservation - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)