Australian Animals

The fauna of Australia consists of a huge variety of unusual animals, many of whom are found nowhere else in the world
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Quoll - Australia They have sharp little teeth... Interesting Animals, Unusual Animals, Rare Animals, Weird Animals, Animals Beautiful, Animals And Pets, Animals Wild, Exotic Animals, Adorable Animals
Tiger Quoll (Spot-tailed Quoll) - Dasyurus maculatus
Quoll - Australia They have sharp little teeth...
Frilled lizard at Kakadu Northern Territory Australia Animal Sketches, Animal Drawings, Drawing Animals, Animal Paintings, Reptiles And Amphibians, Mammals, Geckos, Beautiful Creatures
Frilled lizard at Kakadu Northern Territory Australia
Galahs (Eolophus roseicapillus) (by Sandra Wallace). Pretty Birds, Love Birds, Beautiful Birds, Australian Parrots, Australian Wildlife, Exotic Birds, Colorful Birds, Mononoke Anime
Sundiamonds of Life
Galahs (Eolophus roseicapillus) (by Sandra Wallace).
Frighteningly Beautiful Australian Peacock Spider | DeMilked Cute Animals, Mama Tattoos, Arachnids Spiders, Spider Pictures, Tattoo Symbole, Tier Tattoo, Bed Bug Bites, Cool Bugs
Frighteningly Beautiful Australian Peacock Spider | DeMilked
The largest known bat in the world, the flying fox, has a wingspan of nearly 5 feet! Animals Friends, Baby Animals, Funny Animals, Fox Bat
5 Giant Cryptids from Around the World
The largest known bat in the world, the flying fox, has a wingspan of nearly 5 feet!
Tawny frogmouth Beautiful Owl, Lovely, Potoo Bird, Rapace Diurne, Birds Of Australia, Owl Pictures
Tawny Frogmouth
Tawny frogmouth
"The numbat is a small-sized marsupial that is found in Western Australia. Especie Animal, Mundo Animal, Animal Facts
Numbat
"The numbat is a small-sized marsupial that is found in Western Australia.
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Education Resources - Australian Koala Foundation
Find out about Koalas
Koala carrying her 8 month old cub on her back in a Eucalyptus tree, Australia Australian Aboriginals, Cute Animal Pictures, Pet Birds, Fur Babies, Eucalyptus Tree, Baby Otters, Pets
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Koala carrying her 8 month old cub on her back in a Eucalyptus tree, Australia
GREAT BOWER BIRD lives northern Australia By Dimity Bambrick. They live from Broome in Western Australia to Mackay in Queensland, he attracts his girl to his bower made of sticks to mate and she nests in a sparse cup in the fork of a tree and lays 2 buff eggs, they grow from 32-35cm. Australia Animals, Curious Creatures, Incredible Creatures
GREAT BOWER BIRD lives northern Australia By Dimity Bambrick. They live from Broome in Western Australia to Mackay in Queensland, he attracts his girl to his bower made of sticks to mate and she nests in a sparse cup in the fork of a tree and lays 2 buff eggs, they grow from 32-35cm.
Heather Marion
Heather Marion
45. Short-beaked echidna: 'Not only does this outlandish mammal look extremely odd, combining a hedgehog's spines with an anteater's snout; it also has several surprising party tricks - not least of which is the ability to lay an egg.' Read more in 100 Bizarre Animals www.bradtguides.com Reptiles
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45. Short-beaked echidna: 'Not only does this outlandish mammal look extremely odd, combining a hedgehog's spines with an anteater's snout; it also has several surprising party tricks - not least of which is the ability to lay an egg.' Read more in 100 Bizarre Animals www.bradtguides.com
The Australian Ringneck (Barbardius zonarius) is a parrot native to Australia. Except for extreme tropical and highland areas, the species has adapted to all conditions. Australian Native Birds, Cute Birds, Tropical Birds
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The Australian Ringneck (Barbardius zonarius) is a parrot native to Australia. Except for extreme tropical and highland areas, the species has adapted to all conditions.
Australian mountain pygmy possum is a small, mouse-sized nocturnal marsupial of Australia found in dense alpine rock screes and boulder fields, mainly southern Victoria and around Mount Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales. Australian Possum, Australian Mammals, Felt Animals
Mountain Pygmy Possum
Australian mountain pygmy possum is a small, mouse-sized nocturnal marsupial of Australia found in dense alpine rock screes and boulder fields, mainly southern Victoria and around Mount Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales.
Tiger Quoll is the only Australian mammal with a spotted tail
Tiger Quoll (Spot-tailed Quoll) - Dasyurus maculatus
Tiger Quoll is the only Australian mammal with a spotted tail
Lyre Bird, Australia Kinds Of Birds, All Birds, Birds Butterflies, Pretty Animals, Beautiful Pictures
Lyre Bird, Australia
A rare white Koala - Koala Hospital Port Macquarie. Melanistic Animals, Rare Albino Animals, The Wombats, Baby Koala
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A rare white Koala - Koala Hospital Port Macquarie.
The Rainbow Lorikeet, (Trichoglossus haematodus) is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, eastern Indonesia (Maluku and Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Australian Wildflowers, Australian Plants, Australian Garden, Gold Coast Australia, Queensland Australia
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The Rainbow Lorikeet, (Trichoglossus haematodus) is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, eastern Indonesia (Maluku and Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
This is the leafy sea dragon(Phycodurus eques) - three guesses as to how it got its common name?  They're only found in the waters of southern Australia, and they are the official marine emblem of the state of South Australia. Dragon Facts, Weedy Sea Dragon, Vida Animal, Animals Sea, Ugly Animals, Colorful Animals
This is the leafy sea dragon(Phycodurus eques) - three guesses as to how it got its common name? They're only found in the waters of southern Australia, and they are the official marine emblem of the state of South Australia.
Weedy Seadragon - Phyllopteryx taeniolatus - This marine fish related to the seahorse, is of the family Syngnathidae - It is endemic to Australian waters of the Eastern Indian Ocean and the South Western Pacific Ocean; approximately between Port Stephens, New South Wales and Geraldton, Western Australia, as well as Tasmania Hawaii Pictures, Park Pictures, Underwater Photos, Underwater World, Beneath The Sea, Under The Sea, Seahorse Drawing, Oarfish
Weedy sea dragon
Weedy Seadragon - Phyllopteryx taeniolatus - This marine fish related to the seahorse, is of the family Syngnathidae - It is endemic to Australian waters of the Eastern Indian Ocean and the South Western Pacific Ocean; approximately between Port Stephens, New South Wales and Geraldton, Western Australia, as well as Tasmania
Bearded Dragon Distribution Except for the extreme northern and southern regions, the various Bearded dragons species are virtually distributed all over Australia. Inland Bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) are mainly distributed throughout the Central parts of Australia, including New South Wales, Northern Territory,... http://www.beardeddragons.co.za/bearded-dragon-distribution/ Bearded Dragon Cute, Southern Region, Northern Territory, Best Diets, Types Of Food, New South Wales, Species
The distribution of Bearded dragons in Australia
Bearded Dragon Distribution Except for the extreme northern and southern regions, the various Bearded dragons species are virtually distributed all over Australia. Inland Bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) are mainly distributed throughout the Central parts of Australia, including New South Wales, Northern Territory,... http://www.beardeddragons.co.za/bearded-dragon-distribution/
The Cassowary's large size, its large greyish helmet (casque) and the red wattle hanging from the neck, make it easy to identify. Bird Wallpaper, Animal Wallpaper, Nature Wallpaper, Bird Drawings, Feather With Birds Tattoo, Tattoo Bird, Cassowary Bird, Flightless Bird
Southern Cassowary
The Cassowary's large size, its large greyish helmet (casque) and the red wattle hanging from the neck, make it easy to identify.
131000  The Rainbow Lorikeet Colorful flowers of red, blue, green and yellow abound in Australia’s gardens, making a bright and cheery atmosphere. Orchids, bluebells, and golden wattle plants line yards and roadways, feasting in the sun. Suddenly, a pair of 8-inch rainbow lorikeets appear and gently rest on the stem of an open bloom. Talking … Blue Green, Yellow, Bird Watching, Cheery, Suddenly, Colorful Flowers
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131000 The Rainbow Lorikeet Colorful flowers of red, blue, green and yellow abound in Australia’s gardens, making a bright and cheery atmosphere. Orchids, bluebells, and golden wattle plants line yards and roadways, feasting in the sun. Suddenly, a pair of 8-inch rainbow lorikeets appear and gently rest on the stem of an open bloom. Talking …
Golden neck cassowary, Australia. This is the actual biggest flightless bird in the world, bigger than the Emu and the Ostrich
Golden neck cassowary, Australia. This is the actual biggest flightless bird in the world, bigger than the Emu and the Ostrich
Colorful birds - Australian Star Finches. Beautiful Nature
Colorful birds - Australian Star Finches.
Superb Parrot(Polytelis swainsonii) found in SE Australia Parrots Art
Superb Parrot(Polytelis swainsonii) found in SE Australia
The Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), also known as the banded anteater, or walpurti, is a marsupial found in Western Australia's eucalypt forests and other dry, open woodlands where fallen, dead trees are present. Its diet consists almost exclusively of termites. Cute Creatures
You Mean WOMBAT, Right?
The Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), also known as the banded anteater, or walpurti, is a marsupial found in Western Australia's eucalypt forests and other dry, open woodlands where fallen, dead trees are present. Its diet consists almost exclusively of termites.
The Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri) is a medium-sized cockatoo restricted to arid and semi-arid inland areas of Australia.•••One Major Mitchell's Cockatoo that has become quite famous is "Cookie," a beloved resident of Illinois' Brookfield Zoo near Chicago since it opened in 1934. As of June 2012, Cookie is 79 years old and has retired from actively being displayed. He currently resides in the keeper's office at the Perching Bird House. Tropical Parrot, Gorgeous, Hilarious Animals
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The Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri) is a medium-sized cockatoo restricted to arid and semi-arid inland areas of Australia.•••One Major Mitchell's Cockatoo that has become quite famous is "Cookie," a beloved resident of Illinois' Brookfield Zoo near Chicago since it opened in 1934. As of June 2012, Cookie is 79 years old and has retired from actively being displayed. He currently resides in the keeper's office at the Perching Bird House.
Red-winged parrot, Aprosmictus erythropterus, male, rear view, The Cairns Wildlife Dome, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
Red-winged parrot
Red-winged parrot, Aprosmictus erythropterus, male, rear view, The Cairns Wildlife Dome, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.