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Australian Cranes

Jason Benz — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 10:19:28 +0000

These are Australian Cranes or Brolgas. They are the official bird emblem of Queensland. There are two separate populations in Australia. The Northern Australian Crane is found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and western Queensland. The Southern Australian Crane is found in Victoria, New South Wales, eastern Queensland and South Australia. We saw them at David Fleay‘s Wildlife Park

Crocodile Chews

Jason Benz — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:39:33 +0000

This is crocodile feeding time at the David Fleay Wildlife Park on the Gold Coast. The animal park is local to us, but fortunately crocodiles in the wild do not come this far south in Queensland, Australia.

Pure Dingo

Jason Benz — Wed, 07 May 2014 00:01:12 +0000

Dingos are the largest terrestrial predator in Australia. This appears to be a pure dingo due to its red brown coat and white paws. However like much of Australia’s wildlife you can never be quite sure. Interbreeding with domestic dogs and the inability to form a consensus as to what a dingo is, put this animal somewhere between iconic native wolf and wild feral dog.

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Swamp Wallaby

Jason Benz — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 01:47:39 +0000

This weekend we visited the David Fleay wildlife park. We saw our first platypus and this swamp wallaby. Both are Australian animals found along the east coast of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

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