Fact File: Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) - Australian Geographic
WEBAverage lifespan. Between 13-18 years. Size. 60-85cm long and between 4kg and 15kg in weight. There’s nothing more Aussie than a koala up a gumtree, and these iconic marsupials are a well-loved species that are found nowhere else in the world. With their habitat sadly under threat, and numbers declining, the koala is the last surviving member ...
The evolution of Anzac Day from 1915 until today
WEBApr 24, 2017 · Australians have commemorated Anzac Day on 25 April for more than a century, but the ceremonies and their meanings have changed significantly since 1915. On the morning of of Sunday, 25 April 1915, Australian and New Zealand troops entered their first major engagement of World War I, stepping …
A Guide to Aboriginal Astronomy - Australian Geographic
WEBAstronomy was used by indigenous Australians to develop calendars and navigate the land. Each hunter-gatherer tribe lived according to an annual cycle, which informed what they ate and hunted and where they travelled. “The timing of the moves was critical, otherwise animals would eat the crop before the humans arrived and so most Aboriginal ...
Everything you need to know about snakes - Australian Geographic
WEBFeb 22, 2016 · Snakes have no eyelids. Snakes can eat animals who are 75–100 per cent larger than their own head. Before shedding, a snake’s eyes will become cloudy/opaque. Endemic to Western Australia’s Pilbara region, the Anthill python (Antaresia perthensis) is the smallest python species in the world.
The corals of the Great Barrier Reef: illustrated
WEBJun 30, 2017 · All illustrations by Brittney Klein. Three-quarters of the world’s 798 coral species can be found on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, and they come in a huge variety of shapes, sizes and colours. There are more than 600 coral species in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which covers 344,400sq.km of ocean. Corals are colonies of tiny polyps ...
Living the traditional Aboriginal life - Australian Geographic
WEBDec 15, 2010 · IN A DESICCATED WEST Australian landscape, where hunting has been a way of life for more than 5000 years, a rifle pokes out the window of a four-wheel-drive.In a marriage of the old and the new, the rifle sight has been expertly attached with kangaroo sinew. CRACK! A shot rings out across the burnt-sienna sands and the chase is on.
A guide to the sea snakes of Australia - Australian Geographic
WEBEmydocephalus annulatus. Range: Found around Australia from the Timor Sea to the Pacific Ocean, as well as the Philippines and New Caledonia. Length: 80cm–1m. Threat status: Least concern. This fish egg–eating specialist has relatively weak venom. Males have a spike-like, elongated scale on the upper lip, which is used to scrape eggs off ...
The Daintree: land before time - Australian Geographic
WEBFeb 11, 2011 · From the 1850s, explorers, fossickers, cedar getters and farmers encroached until, in 1916, groups of the original Daintree inhabitants were settled near Mossman. Today, the Kuku Yalanji are active participants in ecotourism, as custodians of a wealth of rainforest knowledge and in the management of …
DNA confirms Aboriginal culture one of Earth’s oldest
WEBSep 23, 2011 · Aboriginal Australians are the oldest continuous culture on Earth, confirms a new genetic study. (Credit: Getty Images) The first Aboriginal genome sequence confirms Australia’s native people left Africa 75,000 years ago. Aboriginal Australians are descendents of the first people to leave Africa up to 75,000 years ago, a …
More than 200 Australian birds are now threatened with extinction
WEBJan 6, 2020 · The Mukarrthippi grasswren is now Australia’s most threatened bird, down to as few as two or three pairs. But 23 Australian birds became less threatened over the past decade, showing conservation actions can work. The findings are contained in a new action plan released today. Last released in 2011, the action plan examines the extinction risk facing the almost 1,300 birds in Australia and ...