Pair in a Pouch

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1797A
Date Released
14 Nov 1963
Date submitted
9 Nov 1963
Date submitted
30 Oct 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pair in a Pouch. DESCRIPTION: We called in at a private animal sanctuary in New South Wales. And being a mum is a long suffering job, especially for a kangaroo. Albinos are pretty rare. But the sanctuary has now established quite a colony. Rarer still - twin albino wallabies. Quite an event for their marsupial mum. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV zoom in animals eating. CU same. CU others. CU kangaroo. MCU 3 albino (white) kangaroos. CU baby in pouch of ordinary kangaroo. CU same. MS albino kangaroo and baby. CU babies in pouch. CU zoom in same. Albino kangaroos startled and run away.
Keywords
Animals
Locations
Australia; New South Wales; Mona Vale
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
87497
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Pair in a Pouch', British Movietone News Issue No. 1797A, 14 Nov 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25328 (Accessed 13 Jul 2025)