Animals

The March of the Red Crab
A Moth Find a New Home
Suicidal Birds
A leopard and A cheetah
The Spectacular Hornbill
The Antelope with an extraordinary nose
Masquerading Males
Tiny But Powerful
Electric Fishes
Paternal Care
Hairless Cat
Passionate Parrot
Calling Out To Mother
Hot Wheels
Discs On Their Wings
Two-humped Camels
Frozen Frog
Silken Chambers
Earth Pig
Swordsman of the Sea
The Ostrich Trick
Electrifying Meal
Bizarre Turtle
Grey Whales
The Flying Lemur
The Winged Fishing Creature
Llamas
A Different Sort of a Parrot
The Tailless Cat
The Ancestor Of The Rhino
Acquisitive Wood Rats
The Butterflyfish
The Amazing Jumper
The Largest Deer
The Devil’s Coach-Horse
The Porcupine With A Prehensile Tail
The Irritating Fencing
The Acrobatic Otter
The Busy Termite Colony
Superb Mimics
The Canary
Snow Monkey
Jumping Spiders
Glass Lizard
Beetle Rhino
The World’s Smallest Bear
Hygienic Ants
Flat as a Pancake
The Carpet Shark
The Centipede Walk

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Bandicoot Mascot

The rabbit-eared bandicoot is found only in a few isolated pockets of central Australia. It has been chosen by the Australian government as a mascot representing all endangered species in the country.
A ground-dwelling marsupial with a long pointed head, the bilby, as it is known locally, has silky bluish-grey fur and a long black tail with a white brush-like tip. Like its cousin, the kangaroo, it has sturdy hind legs for hopping. Its forefeet are adapted for digging, with strong claws on the second, third, and fourth toes.
It lives in deep spiral burrows during the day, venturing out only at night to dig for seeds, bulbs, fruit and fungi, or to seek out insects and lizards with its pointed snout and long tongue.

It hardly needs to drink any water, sustaining itself on the moisture in the food.

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Last updated on :7/28/2004