Birth of the Red Kangaroo

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A black and white educational film about the kangaroo's reproductive habits and the young kangaroo's journey from conception to its departure from the pouch. This film is produced by the Csiro Film Unit and the Division of Wildlife Research Australia. The film employs scientific language and graphic imagery including footage of two kangaroos mating, illustrations and annimations of a kangaroo's uterus demonstrating the fertilization and gestation process, footage of two live births, as well as the young kangaroo's journey to the pouch and ultimate attachment to the mother's teat., The original film reel was digitized by Universal Information Services in 2015., UNO Libraries' Archives & Special Collections, 00:20:24

View this Object:	https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/MSS0046_00X_m_vi_000050.html
Abstract/Description:	A black and white educational film about the kangaroo's reproductive habits and the young kangaroo's journey from conception to its departure from the pouch. This film is produced by the Csiro Film Unit and the Division of Wildlife Research Australia. The film employs scientific language and graphic imagery including footage of two kangaroos mating, illustrations and annimations of a kangaroo's uterus demonstrating the fertilization and gestation process, footage of two live births, as well as the young kangaroo's journey to the pouch and ultimate attachment to the mother's teat.
Subject(s):	Nebraska Omaha (Neb.) Zoos Animals Motion pictures Visual works Films Videos Digital moving image formats
Date Created:	circa 1955-1960

Title:	Birth of the Red Kangaroo.
View this Object:	https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/MSS0046_00X_m_vi_000050.html
Name(s):	Henry Doorly Zoo, creator Omaha Zoo Foundation, creator
Type of Resource:	moving image
Date Created:	circa 1955-1960
Physical Form:	Film reel
Language:	English
Abstract/Description:	A black and white educational film about the kangaroo's reproductive habits and the young kangaroo's journey from conception to its departure from the pouch. This film is produced by the Csiro Film Unit and the Division of Wildlife Research Australia. The film employs scientific language and graphic imagery including footage of two kangaroos mating, illustrations and annimations of a kangaroo's uterus demonstrating the fertilization and gestation process, footage of two live births, as well as the young kangaroo's journey to the pouch and ultimate attachment to the mother's teat.
Identifier(s):	MSS0046_000X_vi_000050 (UNO digital object identifier)
Note(s):	Digitized and published online by: The original film reel was digitized by Universal Information Services in 2015. Digitized and published online by: UNO Libraries' Archives & Special Collections Run Time: 00:20:24
Subject(s):	Nebraska Omaha (Neb.) Zoos Animals Motion pictures Visual works Films Videos Digital moving image formats
Held by:	UNO Libraries' Archives & Special Collections
Is Part Of:	Omaha Zoo Foundation Films. Finding aid
In Collections:	Omaha Zoo Foundation Film Collection

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