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Part one of two from this full length documentary.
Part two of two from this full length documentary.
The credits for this documentary.
Our World: The Best Kept Secret - Whirinaki Forest
Television (Full Length) – 1984
Sssshhh ... I’m in dinosaur country! Listen to the forest - for it’s got the most phenomenal story to tell!– David Bellamy
To us humans [this is] a dead tree. To a kākā and many other animals and plants it is a year-round supermarket, and it has been since time immemorial.– David Bellamy on the life of a dead tree
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