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Life story of the oyster

United States, 1963
film

Episode of Series “Basic Life Science”. Oysters belong to the mollusc family - two irregularly shaped shells protect the oyster’s soft body...

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Oyster man

Canada, 1950
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Molluscs: snails, mussels, oysters, octopuses and their relatives

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Cultured pearls

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Shell fishing

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The Molluscs

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The Molluscs: chitons, snails, clams, cephalopods

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Animals of the rocky shore [B&W]

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Mollusks: the mussels - respiration and digestion

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Tide pool life

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Crustaceans: lobsters, barnacles, shrimps and their relative

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Kyomi from Japan

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Undersea life

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Looking at lobsters

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Animal life at low tide

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The Sea

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Adaptive radiation: the mollusks

United States, 1962
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Pacific Island life: food from the sea

United States, 1977
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Plankton and the open sea

United States, 1962
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ACMI would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land and waterways of greater Melbourne, the people of the Kulin Nation, and recognise that ACMI is located on the lands of the Wurundjeri people. We recognise the connection of First Peoples to their Country and that Treaty marks a renewed relationship grounded in truth-telling, self‑determination and respect. We also acknowledge First Nations people as the original storytellers of this land and recognise their significant contribution to the contemporary moving image.