15 Super Cool Animals That You May Find Only In Australia
Exotic wildlife is the first thing that strikes our mind when
we think of Australia. Australia is home for a wide range of animal species. Australian
flora and fauna is unusual and exotic. The animal and bird species we get to
see in Australia are typically not found in other parts of the world.
Let’s have a quick look at 15 of Australia’s super cool
animals!
These birds are amazing singers! Superb Fairywrens are known
for their ability to sing amazing tunes. The birds which are found mostly in
the eastern parts of Australia, are among the few species of birds that possess
strikingly bright colors. Male fairywrens in particular have a distinct color
combination of blue and sky blue, while their female counterparts posses a dull
grey color. Fairywrens sing to their eggs, and teach a unique note to their
hatching babies. This note acts like a ‘pass-code’ between the babies and their
mothers, so the babies do not respond to the calls of other birds like cuckoos.
Freshwater crocodiles or Johnston crocodiles are native to the
Australian continent, found everywhere in Australia but in more numbers around
Queensland. They grow at a very slow pace, and reach up to 10 feet in length. These
animals are known to be cannibals, meaning they eat their eggs or new hatchings
when food is scarce. Freshwater crocodiles mostly eat fish and small birds.
These crocodiles don’t attack humans unless they are threatened.
Saltwater crocodile or estuarine crocodiles are the most
dangerous animals in Australia. These animals are huge, aggressive and are
highly notorious for attacking and killing humans. The saltwater crocodiles attack
and eat large prey like horses and wild buffaloes. These
monster crocodiles grow up to 7 meters in length and weigh over 1000 KGs.
