Episode number 3 of Series “Wild Life”.
This film teaches the habits and characteristics of a wombat for the younger child by showing a day’s activity in the life of an animal kept as a pet. The animal is shown being bathed, fed, rubbing itself in a hollow log and swimming. A young wombat is shown just taken from the mother’s pouch.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
325418
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animal behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Animal films
Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Adaptation
Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Habitations
Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Infancy
Animals & Wildlife → Captive wild animals
Animals & Wildlife → Marsupialia
Animals & Wildlife → Wildlife - Australia
Animals & Wildlife → Wildlife conservation - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildlife conservation - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)