They all call Australia home
After putting a couple of Australian animal questions in the Best of Answers module this morning I got to thinking about how may animals are special to this part of the world.
Australia is the native home to so many amazing native animals with unique features. For example the echidna is one of the only two mammals that lays eggs, setting it apart from species like the porcupine and hedgehog. Kangaroos have amazing gestational abilities, even being able to halt their joey’s development in the pouch.
I am always excited to have foreign guests and to see their reaction to possums in my backyard or to the sound of kookaburras laughing in the trees. (One of my friends stopped, listened and said “I think I can hear monkeys!”). People from other countries are often naïve about our wildlife – some thinking that there are spiders lurking around every corner – waiting to make a flying leap for the jugular. Others wrongly assume that just because something looks cute and furry doesn’t mean it won’t lash out if provoked. Even the toothless emu and the cute looking platypus can inflict a lot of pain to a human.
There is so much to learn about Australian animals – for one thing koalas aren’t bears, and did you know that a sulphur crested cockatoo can outlive many humans? It’s a wonder they aren’t running the country!
Have a great weekend!
Clea
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hi Clea, I am an indian. Last year i visited your country. I really liked it. People are friendly. It has got amazing kind of animals which are very different from rest of the world. It must be something to with the evolution. Am i right?