Demonstration der wichtigsten Ökotypen von Beuteltieren der Australischen Region: Dasyuridae (Dasyurus quoll, Sarcophilus harrisi), Phalangeridae (Trichosurus vulpecula, Petaurus breviceps, Dactylopsila trivirgata), Phascolarctidae (Phascolarctos cinereus), Vombatidae (Vombatus ursinus), Macropodidae (Protemnodon rufogrisea, Macropus rufus, Dendrolagus goodfellowi, Dendrolagus dorianus). Ernährung, Bewegungsweisen; Zooaufnahmen.

The film shows a number of behavioural patterns of eight species of Australian marsupials. The most important items are: catching of prey and eating of the Quoll, eating of the Striped Possum and the Koala, climbing movements of the Brush-tailed Possum and the Goodfellow tree-kangaroo, the gliding-flight of the Sugar Glider, digging of the Common Wombat and finally different gaits of wallabies, kangaroos and tree-kangaroos. The film was made in the Zoological gardens of Stuttgart, Hannover and San Diego (USA).