Gives details of the animal, its characteristics and its food habits. Compares the Australian marsupial with the American opossum. Shows types of possums, including gliding phalangers of all sizes, the ring-tailed possum, the cuscus and many others. Also shows the research work on the physiology of marsupials being carried out on the brush-tailed possum at Sydney University.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007817
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Marsupialia
Animals & Wildlife → Phalangeridae
Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)