Cane toads an unnatural history
(2001, original release: 1988)
Nonfiction
DVD
Call Numbers:
DVD/DOCUMENTARY/CANE
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : First Run Features, [2001]
DESCRIPTION
1 videodisc (approximately 65 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
ISBN/ISSN
630643111X : FRF 909723D, 720229909723
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987; released in 1988
Documents the history of the Cane toad in Australia. The cane toad - Bufo marinus - was imported to Australia in 1935 in an attempt to rid the country of the greyback beetle, which was devouring the sugarcane crop. Problem was, the beetle could fly, and the cane toad couldn't. What the cane toad was unusually proficient at, however, was making more cane toads. A humorous look at a serious problem
Bonus DVD features: interactive guide to the cane toad; short film Signing off
Camera, Jim Frazier, Wayne Taylor ; editor, Lindsay Frazer ; music, Martin Armiger
DVD, NTSC