| Some of our Animal Friends |
| The Bilby |
| Well, the Bilby is one of the smaller animals that roams our lands in the dark of night. Here the mother bilby is seen watching over her young.Not much is really known about the bilby,as it is becoming very close to being extinct due to the introduction of rabbits and foxes which were brought to our country by the early settelers.The one thing we do know, is that the numbers are very low,but thanks to the zoo's and the animal conservation society,the numbers are slowly picking up and hopefully we can save them from becoming extinct. |
| The Kangaroo is most probably one of our more known animals. The Albino Kangaroo seen here, is very rare but can be seen in one of our national animal parks here in Perth. We don't really have them hopping up and down our streets like some people seem to think, but they can be found living close to the suburbs. The kangaroo is like most of the animals in this country, they mainly come out of hiding at dusk looking for food and water and sleep in the heat of the day. |
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| The Kangaroo |
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| The racehorse goanna got its name for a couple of reasons, the first being because it can run very fast, the saying is that it can run as fast as a racehorse, hense the name. The other is because if you were to stand still, the goanna would run up you as fast as a racehorse. Its true, there have been cases of these goanna's running up people.The fact is, that if you stand still they think you are a tree,and thats why they run up you, the only thing wrong with that is, they have very long sharp claws and can rip a mans skin to pieces. |
| The Koala |
| The Koala is one of our more popular animals, because it looks cute. Most people seem to think its part of the bear family, but thats not true. Its actually part of the Marsupial class of animals. This means that they carry their young in a pouch. The babies are born the size of your little finger nail and they grow in the mothers pouch. |
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| The Racehorse Goanna |
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