Living with crocodiles

Australia, 1986

Film

Saltwater crocodiles are the largest reptiles in the world and one of the deadliest hunters - an amazing survival story from the age of the dinosaurs. Northern Australia is one of the last places on earth where large numbers flourish in close proximity to the human population, and in the Northern Territory a unique experiment is being carried out which could lead to long term conservation of this otherwise endangered species.

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Credits

director

Stephen Cross

co-producer

Michael Atkinson

Stephen Cross

Duration

00:48:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324267

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file ProRes422; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

Collected

3 times

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