A guide to Australia’s possums and gliders - Australian Geographic
2019年7月25日 · Illustration credit: Kevin Stead/Australian Geographic. Loved and loathed in nearly all Australian capital cities, where it often takes up residence in roofs, the common brushtail has become a despised pest in New Zealand, having been introduced there for the fur industry in the mid-19th century.There are now tens of millions of possums there.
The corals of the Great Barrier Reef: illustrated
2017年6月30日 · 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 ...
The world’s 10 most devastating volcanic eruptions
Here are 10 of the most devastating volcanic eruptions in human history: 1. Mt Tambora, Indonesia, 1815 (VEI 7) Mt. Tambora is the deadliest eruption in recent human history, claiming the lives of up to 120,000 people. On 10 April 1815, Tambora erupted sending volcanic ash 40km into the sky. It was the most powerful eruption in 500 years.
Fact File: Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) - Australian Geographic
Fruits, seeds, plant shoots, insects and other small animals, and animal droppings. Average lifespan. Between 10 and 20 years in the wild, sometimes up to 35 years in captivity. Size. Between 1.6 and 1.9 metres tall. Thundering through the outback at speeds of up to 50km per hour, the emu might be Australia’s largest flightless bird, but it ...
Top 10 most dangerous Australian spiders - Australian Geographic
2012年8月16日 · 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.
20 Aussie frogs you need to know about - Australian Geographic
2017年10月10日 · 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 Aboriginal Astronomy - Australian Geographic
Astronomy 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 ...
A guide to all six species of quoll - Australian Geographic
2017年2月27日 · 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 ...
Everything you need to know about snakes - Australian Geographic
2016年2月22日 · The amethystine python (aka the scrub python) is by far the longest snake in Australia, it grows up to 6m. They inhabit the rainforest regions of far north Queensland. There are over 3500 species of snakes found worldwide. WA’s anthill or pygmy python is the smallest python in the world.
Australia’s 10 most dangerous snakes - Australian Geographic
2012年7月25日 · The 10 most dangerous snakes in Australia. 1. Eastern brown snake. (Pseudonaja textilis) Also known as: common brown snake. Found: throughout the eastern half of mainland Australia. An eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis). Image credit: shutterstock. Fast-moving, aggressive and known for their bad temper, eastern brown snakes, together ...