by Peter Rowland | Thursday, November 5, 2020
Rufous Bettong Scientific Name: Aepyprymnus rufescens Size: Total Length 710–780 mm, including tail 338–390 mm What does it look like? Rufous Bettong fur is long and wiry, reddish-brown above, flecked with silverish-grey, and pale greyish below. Head has triangular,...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Red-necked Wallaby Scientific Name: Notamacropus rufogriseus Size: Total Length 1,282–1,785mm (including tail 623–876mm) What does it look like? The Red-necked Wallaby is grey-brown above, heavily flecked with white, and washed with reddish on head, shoulders, arms,...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Red-necked Pademelon Scientific Name: Thylogale theti Size: Total Length 620–1,110 mm, including tail 300–510 mm What does it look like? The Red-necked Pademelon is generally brownish above, more rufous on forehead, neck and shoulders, and flecked with grey on back,...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Platypus A Platypus blends in with its aquatic surroundings when resting on the surface of the water. The Platypus’s webbed feet and sensitive bill make it well-adapted to persuing prey underwater Scientific Name: Ornithorhynchus anatinus Size: Total Length...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Pig Scientific Name: Sus scrofa Size: 1.5 m What does it look like? The pig is extremely varied from white to black, with any manner of tones of yellow, red and brown between. Most wild pigs in Australia are black or dark brown as adults, paler forms with darker...
