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The Koala, or 'native bear'

Australia, 1951
film

Episode number 1 of Series “Wild Life”. Koala in Aboriginal = “no drink”. Koala in science = phascolarctos/pouched bear. Describes the..

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Native bears

Australia, 1962
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Live teddy bears: the koala

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Koalas

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Koala

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The Koala

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The Koala quandry

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The Koala. - Rev ed.

Australia, 1975
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Koalas [Italian version]

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The World of the Koala

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King Koala

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Koalas: the bare facts

Australia, 1990
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Australian diary. No. 022

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Kangaroos. Part 1. Biography [Greek version]

Australia, 1970
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Kangaroos

Australia, 1951
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Kangaroos. Part 1. Biography

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Koalas and co

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Koalas and lyre birds

United Kingdom, 1963
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Teddy bears at play [1939]

Australia
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