Kangaroos | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBKangaroos are of cultural and spiritual significance to Aboriginal people across Australia. Plus, their meat was, and continues to be, a staple protein source; pelts were used for clothing and rugs; and their skin crafted into water bags. Kangaroos are the world’s largest marsupials. A Red Kangaroo can weigh 90kg and can grow two metres tall.
Thorny Devils - Bush Heritage Australia
WEBThe Thorny Devil is marred with a wicked common name, and its Latin species name horridus doesn’t seem much better.It’s actually a harmless, slow-moving ant-eater, and horridus means bristly, referring to the reptile’s erect stance.. The Thorny Devil is a diurnal (day-active) reptile reaching 20cm in length. It’s covered in thorny spines and sports a ‘pretend’ head on the back of ...
Bandicoots | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBBandicoots are solitary, terrestrial (non-climbing) and nocturnal marsupials. They’re highly active and have a running style described as a ‘gallop’! Bandicoots forage at night using their sensitive noses to smell out food. They then use their long, curved toes to dig out the underground fare. They’re opportunistic omnivores, eating ...
Koalas - Bush Heritage Australia
WEBKoalas are possibly our most iconic native animals; instantly recognisable worldwide as a symbol of Australia and found nowhere else. Sadly, their dramatic and continuing decline is perhaps just as symbolic. Perched high in gum trees, with their stocky, tailless body, large heads and fluffy ears, Koalas live almost entirely on eucalyptus leaves ...
Mulgaras | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBMulgaras have ginger to sandy-coloured fur, helping them camouflage in their desert environment. They have small ears, a short nose and long chubby tails where they store fat. From head to tail, males can be 30cm long and weigh up to 190g. Females are slightly smaller, but their tails remain roughly one third of their total length.
Quolls - Bush Heritage Australia
WEBQuolls eat carrion (dead animals), and are sometimes seen scavenging around campsites, rubbish bins and roadsides. Unfortunately this increases their risk of being hit by cars. Most quolls have short life-spans, generally living only 2 to 4 years in the wild (longer in captivity).Like many dasyurids (dunnarts, quolls, planigales, antechinus and the like), quolls have an extraordinary mating ...
Bilbies | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBBilbies are generalist animals and were once found across 70% of Australia.Today they’re restricted to around 15% – the Tanami Desert of the Northern Territory, the Gibson, Little and Great Sandy Deserts, the Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia, and the Mitchell Grasslands of southwest Queensland.. Bilbies use their strong forelimbs and claws to build extensive tunnels ...
Native Australian Species - Bush Heritage Australia
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Goannas (Monitor Lizards) | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBGoannas are surprisingly good climbers. In fact, Lace Monitors are known as Tree Goannas and are thought to eat more bird eggs than other goanna species. While they may appear slow, goannas are fast runners and will sprint short distances on their hind legs – often to the safety of water or a tree. The Sand Monitor is sometimes called Gould ...
Healthy Country Protected Forever | Bush Heritage Australia
WEBBush Heritage set to tackle single greatest driver of mammal extinctions with AI. Bush Heritage has secured a highly competitive $1.6 million Game Changer Federal Government grant to work with eVorta and Timberscope to develop innovative methods for controlling feral cat populations across Australia. Bush Heritage Australia is a leading not-for ...