by Peter Rowland | Sunday, November 8, 2020
Bony Fishes (Class: Actinopterygii) The ray-finned fishes Actinopterygii are the largest assemblage of all vertebrate groups, with over 29,000 species known. Together with the Sarcopterygii, the lobe-finned fishes and tetrapods, they are the bony fishes or...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, November 5, 2020
Carnivores (Order: Carnivora) Carnivora is an order of placental mammals, characterised by their adaptation to feed primarily on flesh. Some members, such as bears, are omnivorous, while others eat no flesh at all and are specialized herbivores, the most notable being...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Crocodiles (Order: Crocodilia) The order Crocodilia groups together the world’s 25 currently described species of crocodylians, alligators, caimans and gharials. Australia is home to two crocodylians, the ‘true’ crocodiles, one of which, the Saltwater Crocodile, is...
by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Drongos (Family: Dicruridae) A single non-endemic species in Australia, with the north-eastern not believed to breed outside Australia. Slender birds with strongly curved upper mandible, ringing calls, stiff rictal bristles and prominent “fish-tail”. Spangled Drongo...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Eared Seals (Family: Otariidae) Mammals Home Nature Facts...
