A photographic study of plant and animal life in the arid plain which stretches from Oregon to Mexico and from California to Texas. Includes scenes of a death struggle between a hawk and a rattlesnake, an encounter between a bobcat and wild pigs, the pursuit of a kangaroo rat and her babies by a Kingsnake, a contest between two male turtles for the favour of a female, the courtship dance of a pair of scorpions by moonlight, and a time-lapse sequence showing desert wild flowers coming into bloom. Narrated by Winston Hibler.
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ACMI Identifier
319183
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Behavior
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Desert ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plant ecology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)