Wednesday, April 15, 2009

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Burma was the second richest country in Asia before WWII.

Blue Bottles are jellyfish found in Australia. They are very dangerous creatures.The blue bottles tentacles can range up to 10 metres in length!

Friday, April 10, 2009

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The Philippine eagle is the second largest eagle in the world.

The Cape Barren Goose is about the size of a regular goose, however with many obvious appearance differences. These birds are found along the southcoast of Australia. The Cape Barren Goose is one of the world's rarest geese.


Silk cotton tree is a type of indian cotton tree with large red flowers. The genus name Salmaliais derived from the sanskrit name shaalmali



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The Sei Whale is one of the fastest of all whales, able to swim at speeds of 50 km/h through the water.

The Australian Pelican is a large bird and found commonly almost all over Australia. The birds make home to any land with a suitable piece of water, freshwater or saltwater.

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A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years.

Sperm Whale, Oz- These whales can reach speeds of 30 km/h under the water if threatened, but generally swim at 10 km/h speed when moving through waters. The tooth of a sperm whale can grow to 23 cms long and weigh 3 kilograms! 


Inia-Octopus Tree is an erect shrub or small tree growing up to 12 m tall. The tree grows with multiple trunks, each topped with a small crown of large showy leaves.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

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Lions sleeps about 19 - 20 hours a Day.


Tasmanian Pademelons (animals similar to kangaroos) live in woodsy areas like rain forests close to open spaces where they can find food.  Since it is a nocturnal animal the Tasmanian Pademelon will hide and rest during the day and come out at night to feed on grass, small shrubs and seedlings. It is prey to the well known Tasmanian devil and some eagles.

6

The first known dinosaur skeleton was found in New Jersey in 1858.

The Spotted Tail Quoll(oz) is the worlds second largest marsupial carnivore.

Indian Mangrove is an evergreen tree, sometimes to 25 m in length. Bark is brownish-gray, thin, becoming rough and blackish, or outer bark yellowish-green and inner bark whitish.

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The tropical stick insect is the longest insect in the world,

Found throughout Australia, the common huntsman spider can measure up to 15cm from leg to leg.