Two tourists in search of Tasmania’s Thylacine or marsupial tiger, now probably extinct, see most of the island’s native animals in a zoo. Contains rare archival footage of a Tasmanian tiger in captivity and extensive footage of the Tasmanian devil.
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Collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010614
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Extinction (Biology)
Animals & Wildlife → Tasmanian devil
Animals & Wildlife → Thylacine
Animals & Wildlife → Zoological gardens
Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)