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Australiana 6! The Quoll. Nasty & Nice all in one I reckon!

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 28 Nov 08

This one's for Mimpi! The Quoll is a carnivorous marsupial like the Tasmanian Devil, but is not as large. They are also loosely referred to as "Native Cats" and are native to Australia and New Guinea. They are meat...

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Australiana 5! It's about time we had a cute one I reckon! lol.

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 27 Nov 08

I would like you all to meet the Quokka! A Quokka is what's called a "macropod" which means it belongs to the same genus as the Kangaroo and the Wallaby. They are also marsupials, so have a pouch; are herbivores and are most...

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Australiana 4! Check out THIS little devil! You don't wanna cross this one.....

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 24 Nov 08

This ones for you mykl! This particular animal exists ONLY on the southern Australian island of Tasmania. It's a marsupial just like the other three animals I have shared so far but this one is a true carnivore! They...

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Australiana 3! The "punk rocker" monotreme and a little champion!

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 24 Nov 08

This spiky dude is called an echidna. They are also called "spiny anteaters" because they eat termites and ants, but they are not related to the anteater family at all! The echidna is the second example of a monotrem of egg laying...

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Australiana 2! If you thought the wombat was weird..... Check out this dude!

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 23 Nov 08

There is yet another animal that is totally unique to Australia that I wanted to share. It's a platypus and is described as an egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal! It belongs to a genus called the...

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Australiana - Say HI to my little (Well they ain't so little actually!) friend!

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 22 Nov 08

Many people may already realize that I am based out of Egypt but am actually an Australian! Not born there but my Father's Australian and I have spent some 29 years living there. We have many strange and wonderful animals and...

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