Two in the bush: the Attic of the world

United Kingdom

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Episode of Series “Two in the Bush”.
The naturalist, Gerald Durrell, observes Australian wild life. On a sheep farm he sees the problems kangaroos pose for farmers and meets some scientists doing field work on “roos”. He also sees the birth of a kangaroo, and its trip into its mother’s pouch. Research on the breeding biology of animals is also seen.

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Credits

producer/director

Christopher Parsons

production company

ABC-TV (Australia). Natural History Unit

Duration

00:26:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom

Appears in

Two in the Bush

Group of items

Two in the Bush

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011260

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Biology

Animals & Wildlife → Kangaroos

Animals & Wildlife → Marsupialia

Animals & Wildlife → Wildlife - Research

Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Reproduction

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Reproduction

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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