Fauna of Australia by Piotr Herdzik https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad en-us 2017-11-28 16:10:24 UTC 2024-06-25 02:11:40 UTC hello@padlet.com Platypus herdzikpiotr00 https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/210984198 Part mammal, part bird.]]> 2017-11-28 16:11:20 UTC https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/210984198 Tasmanian Tiger herdzikpiotr00 https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/210985588 Gone extinct, but not forgotten.]]> 2017-11-28 16:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/210985588 Sugar glider herdzikpiotr00 https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/210988401 The scientific name, Petaurus breviceps, translates from Latin as "short-headed rope-dancer", a reference to their canopy acrobatics.]]> 2017-11-28 16:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/210988401 Emu herdzikpiotr00 https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/210991386 The emu is an important cultural icon of Australia, appearing on the coat of arms and various coins. The bird features prominently in Indigenous Australian mythology.]]> 2017-11-28 16:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/210991386 Saltwater crocodile herdzikpiotr00 https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/210995410 As its name implies, this species of crocodile can live in marine environments, but usually resides in saline and brackish mangrove swamps, estuaries, deltas, lagoons, and lower stretches of rivers. They have the broadest distribution of any modern crocodile, ranging from the eastern coast of India throughout most of Southeast Asia and northern Australia.]]> 2017-11-28 16:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/210995410 Wolf spider herdzikpiotr00 https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/211006853 They are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude and hunt alone, and do not spin webs. Some are opportunistic hunters pouncing upon prey as they find it or even chasing it over short distances. Some will wait for passing prey in or near the mouth of a burrow.]]> 2017-11-28 16:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/211006853 Short-beaked echidna herdzikpiotr00 https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/211007982 It has extremely strong front limbs and claws, which allow it to burrow quickly with great power. As it needs to be able to survive underground, it has a significant tolerance to high levels of carbon dioxide and low levels of oxygen. It has no weapons or fighting ability but repels predators by curling into a ball and deterring them with its spines.]]> 2017-11-28 16:41:46 UTC https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/211007982 The fauna of Australia consists of a huge variety of animals; some 83% of mammals, 89% of reptiles, 24% of fish and insects and 93% of amphibians that inhabit the continent are endemic to Australia. herdzikpiotr00 https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/211009513 2017-11-28 16:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/211009513 Red Kangaroo herdzikpiotr00 https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/211010018 It is the largest terrestrial mammal native to Australia, and the largest extant marsupial. It is found across mainland Australia, avoiding only the more fertile areas in the south, the east coast, and the northern rainforests.]]> 2017-11-28 16:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/211010018 Koala herdzikpiotr00 https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/211013447 2017-11-28 16:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/herdzikpiotr00/nu54p33uitad/wish/211013447