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Wombats: Bulldozers Of The Bush

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When shipwrecked sailors first encountered wombats, they did what they had to do to survive - they ate them! More than 200 hundred years later, the wombat still suffers at our hands, blamed for damaging fences and fouling pastures, this film examines the myths and realities of wombat life, above and below the ground, as scientists begin to understand these intrepid and resourceful Bulldozers of the Bush.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1992-01-01

Runtime: 28 mins

Director: Richard Campbell

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Wombats: Bulldozers Of The Bush

Production Companies: ABC TV Natural History Unit

Production Countries: Australia

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