Archive for the ‘Fauna’ Category

Goat - Kangaroo Valley NSW

Posted by Thulung on November 12th, 2009 under Fauna Tags:  •  No Comments

Goat and kids in a farm property - Kangaroo Valley, NSW Australia

Cattle - Kangaroo Valley, NSW

Posted by Thulung on September 8th, 2009 under Fauna, Photo Australia Tags:  •  No Comments

Cattle, Kangaroo Valley - NSW, Australia

Emu

Posted by Thulung on October 20th, 2008 under Fauna Tags:  •  No Comments

Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is an Australian native bird. The word ‘Emu’ is not Aboriginal word, but a word derived from Arabic, which means ‘large bird’ . It is also the tallest native bird of Australia, when standing erect it is about 1.6-2meters tall. It’s the second biggest bird weighing about 40-50kg and also the second fastest bird [...]

Dingo

Posted by Thulung on October 2nd, 2008 under Fauna Tags:  •  No Comments

Dingo is wild dog found in Australia. It can be found in all parts of Australia - from lush rainforest to harsh unforgiving deserts, except in the state of Tasmania. Dingo is medium size dog, with bushy tail, could weigh about 15kg. Dingo do not bark, but they howl. Though Dingo has been in Australia [...]

Kangaroo

Posted by Thulung on October 2nd, 2008 under Fauna Tags:  •  No Comments

Kangaroo is one of the most common and iconic animals of Australia. There are about 50-60 different species of kangaroo and their close relatives, with all the kangaroos belonging to great/super family Macropodoidea (meaning ‘great-footed’). This super family is divided into two Macropodidae and the Potoroidae.
Macropodidae includes: kangaroos, wallabies, wallaroos, pademelons, tree-kangaroos and forest wallabies. They vary in [...]