Mysteries of the ocean wanderers

The wandering albatross is the largest and most majestic of all sea birds, but until recently little was known about them. This program looks at the work of a team of French scientists on the Crozet Islands, south of South Africa, and their discoveries about this remarkable bird, as well as the teeming summer wildlife of the islands. Narrated by David Attenborough.

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Credits

co-producer

David Parer

Elizabeth Parer-Cook

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

BBC

National Geographic Society

Duration

00:54:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1993

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304848

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Albatrosses

Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Antarctica

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1993

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