by Peter Rowland | Saturday, May 1, 2021
Donkey Scientific Name: Equus asinus Size: TL c.2.5m, including Tail c.0.6m What does it look like? Upperparts typically pale grey-brown with a short dark mane, and dark line down shoulders and along back. Muzzle, ring around eye and underparts whitish. Ears long and...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Koalas (Family: Phascolarctidae) The Koala is famed throughout the world and is often, mistakenly, called a bear. The Koala lives solely on a low energy diet of eucalypt leaves and spends up to 20 hours per day sleeping. Perhaps more sloth-like in habits than...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Mammals (Class: Mammalia) Around 386 species of mammal are found in Australia, around 7% of the world’s total, however 87% of these species are endemic to Australia and 20% of them are considered threatened. The name mammalia was coined by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, from...
