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Birth of the red kangaroo (1968)

1968 · Short film · 20 min

Synopsis

The female kangaroo produces one young every eight months. This procedure is carefully diagrammed, filmed, and commented upon. Cycle includes year round breeding and a double uterus in the mother, a 33-day gestation period, birth, a long climb for the furless, blind embryo into the pouch where it spends six months developing eyes and hind legs Junior high through adult

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Running time
20 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Educational Films, Ephemeral Films

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