Bush Turkey (or Brush Turkey or Scrub Turkey)

scrub or bush turkey, Pallaranda Beach, Townsville

This unusual bird lays her eggs over a period of weeks in a leaf mound built by the male. The male covers the eggs with leaves and regulates the temperature of the mound by testing it with his heat sensitive beak. He will add or remove leaf matter as required. …

Emu

Emu has a very big place in the Dreaming and the energies of this land. Originally found everywhere, the settlements of white man have pushed Emu farther out, away from ‘civilisation.’ And the only way you can truly see Emu in the sky is if you too are away from …

Wombat

Wombats are slow, solitary creatures, looking cute and comical whether they are sleeping away the day or ambling through the night. A vegetarian, wombat is nocturnal and lives in a burrow; in fact, the wombat is the biggest burrowing animal in the world. Strong, solid animals, Wombat can bring up …

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