A guide to Australia’s penguins - Australian Geographic
WEBApr 26, 2018 — A little penguin (Eudyptula minor).Image credit: shutterstock Only a tad bigger than a bowling pin, little penguins (sometimes called fairy penguins) are the smallest penguin species in the world. These petite paddlers make their homes along the coast of southern Australia, with colonies located on Montague Island and Sydney’s Manly Beach in NSW, the St Kilda breakwater in Melbourne ...
A guide to Australia’s possums and gliders - Australian Geographic
WEBJul 25, 2019 — Illustration credit: Kevin Stead/Australian Geographic. Loved and loathed in nearly all Australian capital cities, where it often takes up residence in roofs, the common brushtail has become a despised pest in New Zealand, having been introduced there for the fur industry in the mid-19th century.There are now tens of millions of possums there.
Fact File: Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) - Australian Geographic
WEBKoalas use several sounds, including growling, belching, and bellowing to communicate with each other. Image credit: shutterstock. Once the juvenile koala is weaned from milk, it feeds on an unusual soft liquid faeces called pap, from its mother.This substance is thought to introduce the right bacteria to the joey which is necessary for digesting gum leaves.
Top 10 most dangerous Australian spiders - Australian Geographic
WEBAug 16, 2012 — A Sydney funnel-web spider. Image credit: Shutterstock. With highly toxic venom produced in large amounts and large fangs to inject it, the Sydney funnel-web is without a doubt the deadliest spider in Australia, and possibly the world.. Found in New South Wales, in forests as well as populated urban areas, they …
Tsunamis: how they form - Australian Geographic
WEBMar 18, 2011 — TSUNAMIS WERE VIRTUALLY UNHEARD of in the mass media until the catastrophic monster waves that struck on Boxing Day in 2004.But large events like the earthquake and tsunami in Chile in 2010 and the recent Japanese disaster have put tsunamis back into the public consciousness.. Though they have occurred through history, their unpredictability and infrequency makes them difficult to study.
The world’s 10 most devastating volcanic eruptions
WEBThe 2010 eruption of Eyjaflallajokull in Iceland resulted in the largest air-traffic shut-down since World War II, with over 100,000 flights cancelled, costing the airline industry worldwide an estimated US$1.7 billion.
The 10 most destructive tsunamis in history
WEBMar 16, 2011 — Larger tsunamis don’t alway cause the most destruction. Tsunamis have occurred often throughout history. So frequently in Japan, in fact, that they invented the word specifically for the phenomenon: ‘tsu‘ meaning harbour and ‘nami‘ meaning wave. “It’s actually quite frightening to think that this [Japanese tsunami] event is smaller than the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, smaller even ...
Everything you need to know about snakes - Australian Geographic
WEBFeb 22, 2016 — Relying on sight, smell, and vibrations, smell is their strongest sense. Flicking out their tongue, they are able to taste particles in the air; these chemicals are then processed by the Jacobson’s organ and allow the snakes to visualise their surroundings.
The evolution of Anzac Day from 1915 until today
WEBApr 24, 2017 — On the morning of of Sunday, 25 April 1915, Australian and New Zealand troops entered their first major engagement of World War I, stepping into battle on a small Turkish beach – in a moment that continues to ripple …
Australia’s five black cockatoos - Australian Geographic
WEBMar 22, 2019 — The yellow-tailed black cockatoo, with its golden cheek patches and beautiful yellow tail feathers, is an Aussie favourite. There are two subspecies: C. f. funereus found in New South Wales and Victoria, and C. f. xanthanotus of Tasmania. Peculiarly, these birds are currently thriving in Sydney in places such as Centennial Park where there is an abundance of pine cones for them to feast on.