Animals

The Platypus was heard of in Europe in 1798, when the second governor of New South Wales, John Hunter, sent a pelt of an Aboriginal hunted pecker to Britain.

The population of quokkas on Rottnest Island is the largest.

Alpaca fiber is extremely fine and belongs to the group of special fibers.

All octopuses are venomous animals, but only those from the genus Hapalochlaena have venom capable of killing humans.

Asian elephants communicate with each other with growls, rumbles, moans, and bellows.

Although it is representative of carnivorous bears, the species became a food specialist about 2.4 million years ago and feeds almost exclusively on bamboo shoots and other plants. Occasionally, pandas also eat small mammals and fish.

Some insects have adapted to living alone while others form huge communities, often hierarchical.

These animals usually fall prey to frogs, birds, and moles.

Manatees chew their food with strong molars.

Eggs are easy prey for raccoons and birds.