Posts tagged: fauna
Suddenly there were zombie mud-crabs!
Turtles. Queensland Museum, Brisbane. It’s fake.
Urburr (Breathing of the dugongs) 2010 by Dennis Nona. Kala Lagaw Ya people. Australia, Queensland. Synthetic polymer paint on linen.
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
Dog on a park bench.
Wolf.
Birds.
Possum at night.
Meerkat at the Werribee Open Range Zoo.
The meerkat is not a cat, nor is it related to the prairie dog. It is a member of the civet family, which includes the otter and mongoose.
Hippopotamus during feeding time at the Werribee Open Range Zoo.
Hippopotamus during feeding time at the Werribee Open Range Zoo.
Notice how she is checking their mouths during feeding time?
Rhinoceros following our tour truck at the Werribee Open Range Zoo.
Hippopotamus at the Werribee Open Range Zoo.
The word “hippopotamus” is Greek for ‘river horse’. These large African animals spend most of their time in or near large pools of water and can weigh up to 3 tonnes.
Giraffe at the Werribee Open Range Zoo.
Rhinoceros at the Werribee Open Range Zoo. The Southern White Rhinoceros is a “gentle giant” being the calmest of the five rhino species. Living mainly in South Africa, it is under threat from poaching.
