How Short-beaked Echidnas Hunt The short-beaked echidna has several special adaptations to hunt its prey. It has a pointy snout that can sense electrical signals from insect bodies. Once it detects its prey, the echidna uses its long, sharp claws and short, sturdy limbs to dig into the so...
There are fact sheets for each animal including description, environment, food, breeding, species distribution maps, conservation status etc. The site is for anyone with an interest in Australian wildlife, nature in general or wildlife photography. Many of the well-known Australian animals are featur...
In addition, eucalyptus leaves are highly fibrous and poisonous to other animals. But koalas have bacteria in their stomachs that break down the fiber and toxic oils and allow them to absorb 25% of the nutrients. In order to survive on such a low calorie diet, they conserve energy by movin...
Here are a few good things as well as a few bad things about having this animal in your home. Pros!Cons! Will get along with other petsThis bulldog is a social creature. He’s perfectly capable of integrating into an environment with other animals. This will be especially easy if he’...
Below are sparkling blue waters playing host to weekenders’ yachts and some very pretty beaches. Early European explorers were of a literal cast of mind: we are, in fact, above the settlement of Pretty Beach. This is where John Singleton, a well-known adman and entrepreneur, bui...
FaunaPeculiarities of the animal life of Australia allow it to be designated as the distinct Australian region. The fauna of Australia is distinguished by its ancient origin, high level of endemicism, and absence of ungulates, primates, and carnivora (except for the dingo, a wild dog brought ...
Animal Biotechnology 13 (1), p. 13. Retrieved from: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131650786. [10] World Health Organisation (2018). Antimicrobial resistance in the food chain. [Fact Sheet] Retrieved from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/antimicrobial-resistance. [11...
Today marks a momentous occasion as my new novelThe Rivertown Vethits the shelves. This tale is not just one of romance and animal conservation. It’s a moving narrative about overcoming the shadows of our pasts. Set against the picturesque backdrop of the Murray River in South Australia, ...
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The animal was sent to AAHL for diagnostic testing. The brain and salivary gland tissue tested positive for ABLV by virus isolation, immunostaining of tissues and real-time PCR. Given that bats are a known source of infectious agents an inoculum of pooled lung, liver, spleen and kidney ...