Between a jagged cliff face and a roaring ocean lives a colony of Australian sea lions. In an environment as harsh as it is beautiful, be immersed in a classic coming-of-age tale, guided by one of Australia's most unique, intelligent, and playful animals.
Take an touching journey inside the colony where intimacy, tenderness, and clumsiness must often give way to a life of great sacrifice and bravery.
Dive into the world of a rare Australian sea lion pup - and meet the people who are trying to save her species.
Open Captioning Available
October 1st through the 31st:
Saturdays at 6:00 p.m.
The Faulkner Planetarium, Idaho's largest domed theater, features the latest in fulldome technology, capable of virtually transporting audiences around the world and to the universe's far-flung reaches. The theater can seat 144. Open captioning for the hearing impaired is available upon request for many programs.
Meet the Whiskers, a family of endangered Australian sea lions. Baby Otto has no one looking out for her, other than her mother. Then again, maybe there is somebody else; Ranger Dirk Holman is charged with preserving this species along Australia's rugged southern coast.
This coming-of-age tale follows Otto and her mother as they struggle to survive, and follows Dirk as he travels to California to learn the secrets of the California sea lion's dramatic recovery. Will Dirk gain the knowledge needed to preserve the Australian sea lion? Will Otto survive the harsh realities of life off the southern Australian coast?
Discover the answers in this film that is sure to engage your students.
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