A simplified version for schools and general audiences of the prize-winning CSIRO film “The Echidna”. Experienced naturalists have seen for the first time in this film the young echidna in its mother’s pouch at different stages of growth. Highlights its uniqueness as an egg-laying mammal and shows the echidna in its natural habitat, feeding, reproductive techniques and development of the young.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
30903
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animal behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Habitations
Animals & Wildlife → Mammals - Australia
Animals & Wildlife → Mammals - Behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Tachyglossidae
Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Australia
Childrens Films
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Childrens Films → Children's films - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan