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.
Tsunamis: how they form - Australian Geographic
WEBMar 18, 2011 · Tsunamis: How they form. Underwater volcanoes erupting, icebergs calving and in rare instances meteorites hitting the ocean have all produced the giant waves in the past. But very large underwater earthquakes are responsible for about three-quarters of all tsunamis. “Broadly speaking earthquakes have to be a magnitude six or above to trigger ...
The corals of the Great Barrier Reef: illustrated
WEBJun 30, 2017 · 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, which are animals related to sea anemones and jellyfish.A reef begins when a polyp attaches to a rock on the seabed and divides into clones. These connect, creating a colony that functions as a single organism.
Top 10 ingenious Aussie animal adaptations - Australian Geographic
WEBFeb 4, 2016 · Here are 10 amazing Australian animal adaptions: 1. Fins that create tiny whirlpools. A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). Image credit: shutterstock. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) have notches on the very front of their fins that act as little gutters that create small whirlpools against the sides of the fins.
Australia's most dangerous animals - Australian Geographic
WEBMar 28, 2013 · Tracking down the world’s most venomous snake, the inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), took the crew to a remote desert in south-western Queensland. “The inland taipan is unbelievably elusive,” he says. The remote location is one reason there have been no recorded deaths by this species, even though one bite contains enough venom to kill several humans.
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 ...
Fact File: Quokka (Setonix brachyurus) - Australian Geographic
WEBAverage lifespan. Around 10 years. Size. 40-54cm in length, tail 25-31cm. The only mammal that is native to Rottnest Island off the coast of Western Australia, the quokka is a type of small wallaby that looks as if it has a permanent smile on its face. Dutch settler Willem de Vlamingh first spotted this small, grey-brown fur covered creature on ...
The world’s 10 most devastating volcanic eruptions
WEBHere 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.
Everything you need to know about snakes - Australian Geographic
WEBFeb 22, 2016 · Snakes have no eyelids. Snakes can eat animals who are 75–100 per cent larger than their own head. Before shedding, a snake’s eyes will become cloudy/opaque. Endemic to Western Australia’s Pilbara region, the Anthill python (Antaresia perthensis) is the smallest python species in the world.
Fact File: Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) - Australian Geographic
WEBCarnivorous, eating a range of fish and marine life including rays, turtles, and dolphin calves. Average lifespan. Between 20 and 50 years. Size. Up to 6 metres in length, weighing in at up to 520kg. A reputation for not being the friendliest of fish species, the tiger shark ranks number two, after the great white, for being responsible for the ...