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A companion documentary, Alive: 20 Years Later, was released at the same time as the film. It includes interviews with the survivors, as well as documentary footage of the rescue. The 30th Anniversary Edition of Alive: The Miracle of the Andes (on DVD) includes this documentary in the Extras section.
The class Mammalia is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg-laying mammals (yinotherians or monotremes - see also Australosphenida), and mammals which give live birth . The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals ( metatherians or marsupials ), and placental mammals ( eutherians , for which ...
The short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is found in southern, southeast and northeast New Guinea, and also occurs in almost all Australian environments, from the snow-clad Australian Alps to the deep deserts of the Outback, essentially anywhere ants and termites are available.
Monotremes (/ ˈ m ɒ n ə t r iː m z /) are mammals of the order Monotremata. They are the only group of living mammals that lay eggs, rather than bearing live young. The extant monotreme species are the platypus and the four species of echidnas. Monotremes are typified by structural differences in their brains, jaws, digestive tract ...
The weight of the type specimen when it was alive was estimated to be 2 to 3 kilograms (4.4 to 6.6 lb). [5] The male is larger than the female, further differentiated by the spurs on its hind legs. [ dubious – discuss ] The species has five claws on each foot like the eastern long-beaked echidna , and has short, very fine and dense fur ...
This category contains articles about all taxa below the subclass/order Monotremata - the platypus, the echidnas, and extinct species which are only known via fossil evidence. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
In a surprise reveal at the ending, a bearded, much older looking Eddie is shown alive, watching multiple televisions in the window of an appliance store, where the ending credits of Foley's documentary tribute to him and the band roll. He smiles serenely, proud to know that his work is finally being heard, and then disappears into the night.
They reach lengths of 35 to 40 cm (14 to 16 in) and weigh 1 to 2 kg (2.2 to 4.4 lb). [8] They have long, slender front and rear limbs, a medium-length tail, and a relatively light build.