Birds
Birds: colourful, noisy, protective, big, small, endangered, life
Things to do Exploring Australia
Camels were first imported from India and the Canary Islands to Australia in the 1840s as a beast of burden for exploration and development in arid areas.
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Cane toads became pests after being introduced into Australia in 1935 to control destructive beetles in Queensland’s sugarcane crops.
The dingo is a restricted invasive animal under the Biosecurity Act 2014. It must not be moved, kept, fed, given away, sold, or released into the environment.
For safety’s sake, you must assume that anywhere with water in FNQ (& NT) will have a crocodile.
Crocodiles in the region are saltwater (estuarine) crocodiles.
The Southern Cassowary, a protected species of bird with a bright blue neck and a red wattle. The Cassowary can be just about as tall as a human (1.5m – 1.8m), and even though they are seemingly shy, their giant talon claws (5 inches in length) can inflict injury when necessary.
Cairns: People, Hazards (Crocodiles) and History. Traditional owners of the land; anywhere there is water, there is potentially crocodile; the history of Cairns
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Cairns Aquarium offers yearly passes; this is what we did when visiting here. See the Great Barrier Reef aquatic animals without getting your feet wet.