Provides glimpses of the many wild flowers and animals found in the Australian bush. Includes photographs of native flora, and animal life such as kangaroos, wallabies, platypus, lyrebirds and koalas. Many of these can be found in the wildlife sanctuary at Healesville where special efforts are made to arrange a proper diet for these animals. Narrated by John Dudley.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
307227
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Kangaroos
Animals & Wildlife → Lyrebirds
Animals & Wildlife → Sir Colin Mackenzie Zoological Park
Animals & Wildlife → Wallabies
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Botany - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy