On the Barrier Reef

On the Barrier Reef

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On the Barrier Reef

1955

1h 5m

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Armand and Michaela Denis visit the Barrier Reef and explore the mysteries of life there - animals, birds, fish and plants, the underwater life. Climax shows seabirds invading young turtles as they struggle to reach the sea.

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Armand Denis

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Michaela Denis

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E. V. H. Emmett

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