Te Wao Tuturu Menacing Waters
Natural history documentaries from throughout the world. Describes some very poisonous marine animals found in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef, such as: the box jellyfish; sea snakes; a small octopus with blue rings; and the cone snail. Introduces scientists working on the venom produced by these creatures to find the chemical composition of the venom and how it reacts in other prey species. Because it generally acts on the nervous system, the venom is also being tested for possible beneficial uses in medical research such as painkillers. A co-production of Natural History NZ Ltd. and Discovery Channel and NDR Naturfilm Studio Hamburg Fernseh Allianz.
Primary Title
- Te Wao Tuturu
Secondary Title
- Menacing Waters
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 3 February 2013
Start Time
- 18 : 00
Finish Time
- 19 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Natural history documentaries from throughout the world. Describes some very poisonous marine animals found in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef, such as: the box jellyfish; sea snakes; a small octopus with blue rings; and the cone snail. Introduces scientists working on the venom produced by these creatures to find the chemical composition of the venom and how it reacts in other prey species. Because it generally acts on the nervous system, the venom is also being tested for possible beneficial uses in medical research such as painkillers. A co-production of Natural History NZ Ltd. and Discovery Channel and NDR Naturfilm Studio Hamburg Fernseh Allianz.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Maori
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Poisonous marine animals--Australia--Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)
- Coral reef ecology--Australia--Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)
Genres
- Documentary
Contributors
- Russell Kelley (Producer)
- Natural History New Zealand Ltd (Production Unit)
- Russell Kelley (Director)
Subjects
- Poisonous marine animals--Australia--Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)
- Coral reef ecology--Australia--Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)