The corals of the Great Barrier Reef: illustrated
WEBJun 30, 2017 · All illustrations by Brittney Klein. Three-quarters of the world’s 798 coral species can be found on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, and they come in a huge variety of shapes, sizes and colours. There are more than 600 coral species in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which covers 344,400sq.km of ocean. Corals are colonies of tiny polyps ...
20 Aussie frogs you need to know about - Australian Geographic
WEBOct 10, 2017 · Some people believe the large adults control mouse and cockroach numbers. 3. Red-eyed tree frog. Litoria chloris. Red-eyed tree frog (Litoria chloris). Illustration credit: Kevin Stead/Australian Geographic. Size: Males to 62 mm, females to 68 mm. Habitat: In forest pools and streams after spring and summer rains.
A guide to Australia’s possums and gliders - Australian Geographic
WEBJul 25, 2019 · A guide to Australia’s possums and gliders. This is absolutely everything you need to know about all of Australia’s possums and gliders. In the black of night, Australia’s 27 species of possum and glider scamper across our roofs, dart along branches in secluded rainforests or peer tentatively from tiny hidey-holes.
Top 10 most dangerous Australian spiders - Australian Geographic
WEBAug 16, 2012 · Australia’s 10 most dangerous spiders. 1. Sydney funnel-web (Atrax robustus) A Sydney funnel-web spider. Image credit: Shutterstock. With highly toxic venom produced in large amounts and large fangs to inject it, the Sydney funnel-web is without a doubt the deadliest spider in Australia, and possibly the world.
A guide to all six species of quoll - Australian Geographic
WEBFeb 27, 2017 · The largest species, the tiger quoll, eats birds, reptiles and mammals such as bandicoots, possums and echidnas, while the smaller species eat mainly insects, birds, frogs, lizards, snakes, small mammals and fruit. Quolls are also known to eat carrion, and will scavenge around campsites and rubbish bins. Quolls are generally solitary, except ...
The evolution of Anzac Day from 1915 until today
WEBApr 24, 2017 · Australians have commemorated Anzac Day on 25 April for more than a century, but the ceremonies and their meanings have changed significantly since 1915. On the morning of of Sunday, 25 April 1915, Australian and New Zealand troops entered their first major engagement of World War I, stepping …
Tawny frogmouths: 5 things you may not know about these …
WEBMay 16, 2018 · Master nests builders, tawny frogmouths are not. The male tawny will often pick up a few sticks and some leaves and dump them into place; no arrangement and nothing to secure anything in place. Gisela says that, with the exception of pigeons, these frogmouths are the least accomplished of Australia’s nest-building birds.
Fact File: Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus ... - Australian …
WEBMonotreme. Diet. Carnivore. Average lifespan. Average of 12 years in the wild and 17 in captivity. Size. Ranging in size depending on their location, males are larger than females and can measure over 60cm long with females ranging between 37 and 55cm long. One of the more unusual animals on record, the platypus is a true combination of bits of ...
A guide to Australia’s penguins - Australian Geographic
WEBApr 26, 2018 · A little penguin (Eudyptula minor).Image credit: shutterstock Only a tad bigger than a bowling pin, little penguins (sometimes called fairy penguins) are the smallest penguin species in the world. These petite paddlers make their homes along the coast of southern Australia, with colonies located on Montague Island and Sydney’s Manly Beach in NSW, the St Kilda breakwater in Melbourne ...
A Guide to Aboriginal Astronomy - Australian Geographic
WEBAstronomy was used by indigenous Australians to develop calendars and navigate the land. Each hunter-gatherer tribe lived according to an annual cycle, which informed what they ate and hunted and where they travelled. “The timing of the moves was critical, otherwise animals would eat the crop before the humans arrived and so most Aboriginal ...