Saturday, February 17, 2007

Animals we have seen on our journey- many and varied!

We've been reflecting on all we've seen and done, and all the wildlife we have been lucky enough to see on the way. Here is a list of the animals we can think of at the moment (there could be others we have left out):

ANIMALS WE HAVE SEEN ON OUR TRIP AROUND AUSTRALIA

Kangaroos: Red and Grey
Wallabies (Bennetts, Yellow Footed, Rock, white + others….about 5 in total)
Pademelons
Potteroos
Tree kangaroo
Saltwater crocs
Freshwater crocs
Green ringtail possum
Common ringtail possum
Brushtail possum
Brown and white possum (cant remember official name)
Emus
Camels
Long-nose bandicoot
Eastern barred bandicoot
Small bandicoot
Melomys (like a small mouse)
White tailed rat
Platypi
Tasmanian devils
Spotted quoll
Eastern quoll
Western quoll
Koalas
Wombats
dingoes
Dugong
Humpback whale
dolphins
Seals
Little penguins
Olive pythons
Tiger snakes
Tree snakes
Lots of lizards!
Rabbits
Many types of fish
eels
And of course lots and lots of birds, some rare and endangered

2 Comments:

At 5:58 AM, Blogger pollyalida said...

Sorry to see your trip drawing to a close, though I'm sure you'll be glad to be out of the caravan! Hope you'll keep your blog up for a while, travel tips galore in here. Thanks again for sharing the journey. And welcome home! polly at pafa.net

 
At 8:56 AM, Blogger youcantryreachingme said...

Hi.. I just noticed you listed the "Eastern quoll" and I'm doing a bit of research on it - may I ask where you saw it?

Cheers,

Chris.

 

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