Everything you need to know about snakes - Australian Geographic
网页2016年2月22日 · 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.
A guide to Australia’s possums and gliders - Australian Geographic
网页2019年7月25日 · A guide to Australia’s possums and gliders. This is absolutely everything you need to know about all of Australia’s possums and gliders. In the black of night, Australia’s 27 species of possum and glider scamper across our roofs, dart along branches in secluded rainforests or peer tentatively from tiny hidey-holes.
The 10 most destructive tsunamis in history
网页2011年3月16日 · 10 worst tsunamis in history. 1. Sumatra, Indonesia – 26 December 2004. The 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra was estimated to occur at a depth of 30 km. The fault zone that caused the tsunami was roughly 1300 km long, vertically displacing the sea floor by several metres along that …
The corals of the Great Barrier Reef: illustrated
网页2017年6月30日 · 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, which are animals related to sea anemones and jellyfish.A reef begins when a polyp attaches to a rock on the seabed and divides into clones. These connect, creating a colony that functions as a single organism.
Australia's most dangerous animals - Australian Geographic
网页2013年3月28日 · Tracking down the world’s most venomous snake, the inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), took the crew to a remote desert in south-western Queensland. “The inland taipan is unbelievably elusive,” he says. The remote location is one reason there have been no recorded deaths by this species, even though one bite contains enough venom to kill several humans.
Tasmanian tiger - Australian Geographic
网页Size. Up to 130 cm long, including a stiff tail of about 50cm; about 25kg in weight (males were slightly larger than females) Few other Australian animal species have as much mystery surrounding them as the thylacine. Also known as the Tasmanian tiger – because it’s a carnivore with striped markings – much of the intrigue about this ...
Fact File: Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) - Australian Geographic
网页Fruits, seeds, plant shoots, insects and other small animals, and animal droppings. Average lifespan. Between 10 and 20 years in the wild, sometimes up to 35 years in captivity. Size. Between 1.6 and 1.9 metres tall. Thundering through the outback at speeds of up to 50km per hour, the emu might be Australia’s largest flightless bird, but it ...
Aboriginal inventions: 10 enduring innovations
网页2015年3月12日 · Aboriginal stone tools were highly sophisticated in their range and uses. Stone and natural glass were fashioned into chisels, saws, knifes, axes and spearheads. Stone tools were used for hunting, carrying food, for making ochre, nets, clothing, baskets and more. Aboriginal people are thought to be one of the first to use stone tools to grind ...
Fact File: Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) - Australian Geographic
网页Average 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 ...
Wombat bums: there’s more than meets the eye
网页2020年11月3日 · Wombat bums: there’s more than meets the eye. A wombat's backside is made up of four fused plates surrounded by cartilage, fat, skin and fur. Image credit: Colin Munro / Alamy Stock Photo. Not simply designed for sitting, a wombat’s bum is its best defence against attack. Scientist Alyce Swinbourne is the unofficial expert on wombat bums.
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