Birth of the Red Kangaroo

Synopsis

One birth sequence shows the natural behaviour of the mother as the young makes its way, unaided, to the pouch. A second sequence, with an anaesthetised female, shows the moment of birth more clearly and follows the embryo’s long journey up over the fur to the pouch, where it develops as an externalised foetus. The significance of the oestrous cycle and gestation period, egg fertilisation, and the development of the embryo in the uterus, is shown in animated diagrams.*

Language

English

Country

Australia

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min.

Year of production

1966

Availability

Hire

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

birth; kangaroos

Production Company

Name

Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation

Notes

use for CSIRO

Distributor

Name

Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd

Email

sales@boultonhawker.co.uk

Web

http://www.boultonhawker.co.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01449 616 200

Fax

01449 677 600

Address

Combs Tannery
Stowmarket
Suffolk
IP14 2EN

Notes

Distributor of over 400 DVDs and videos for use in teaching at GCSE level and above. Particularly strong in science-based subjects which the company used to produce themselves, but now sources from the USA, Canada and Australasia. Titles cover the subject areas of biology, business studies, careers, chemistry, child development & the family, citizenship, design & technology/food technology, English, geography/ecology, home economics, ICT, maths, media studies, PE/sport studies, physics and PSHE. Sale with free preview.