Keyword: Australia
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BIR059-00013
An orange-breasted waxbill (Amandava subflava) from a private collection.
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INS016-00025
A giant burrowing cockroach (Macropanesthia rhinoceros) at the Taronga Zoo.
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INS005-00048
A Children’s stick insect (Tropidoderus childrenii) at Wild Life Sydney Zoo.
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A Giant Australian millepede (Rhinocricidae sp.) from the Melbourne Museum. This species is new to science and hasn’t been described yet. It’s found only in North Queensland.
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A Giant Australian millepede (Rhinocricidae sp.) from the Melbourne Museum. This species is new to science and hasn’t been described yet. It’s found only in North Queensland.
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A Giant Australian millepede (Rhinocricidae sp.) from the Melbourne Museum. This species is new to science and hasn’t been described yet. It’s found only in North Queensland.
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BIR064-00303
A silvereye or wax-eye (Zosterops lateralis ssp.) from the home of a Wildlife Rescue Volunteer in Queensland, Australia.
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BIR070-00199
A rufous owl (Ninox rufa) named Angus at the Taronga Zoo.
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BIR065-00270
An Australian ringnecked parrot (Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus) at Parrots in Paradise, a bird attraction in Glass House Mountains, Queensland.
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BIR065-00269
A juvenile superb parrot (Polytelis swainsonii) from Parrots in Paradise, a bird attraction in Glass House Mountains, Queensland.
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BIR064-00304
A silvereye or wax-eye (Zosterops lateralis ssp.) from the home of a Wildlife Rescue Volunteer in Queensland, Australia.
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FIS041-00354
A Murray River rainbowfish (Melanotaenia fluviatilis) at the Healesville Sanctuary.
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BIR070-00179
A powerful owl (Ninox strenua) photographed at a bird rehabilitation.
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BIR070-00180
A rufous owl (Ninox rufa) named Angus at the Taronga Zoo.
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BIR070-00178
A powerful owl (Ninox strenua) photographed at a bird rehabilitation.
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BIR018-00033
A buff banded rail (Rallus philippensis australis) at Healesville Sanctuary.
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ANI088-00048
A federally threatened koala (phascolarctos cinereus) at a wildlife sanctuary in Healesville, Victoria, Australia.
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ANI088-00047
A hand-raised koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) at Dreamworld in Queensland, Australia.
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A platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) at the Healesville Sanctuary.
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A platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) at the Healesville Sanctuary.
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A platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) at the Healesville Sanctuary.
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A vulnerable male common yabby (Cherax destructor) at the Healesville Sanctuary.
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A vulnerable male common yabby (Cherax destructor) at the Healesville Sanctuary.
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INV002-00492
A vulnerable male common yabby (Cherax destructor) at the Healesville Sanctuary.
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BIR065-00245
Australian king parrot (Alisterus scapularis) crossed with a red-winged parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus) at Parrots in Paradise, a bird attraction in Glass House Mountains, Queensland.
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ANI088-00011
Two koala joeys (Phascolarctos cinereus) cling to each other, waiting to be placed with human caregivers at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital in Queensland. Once they’re old enough, they’ll be released into the wild.
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BIR070-00077
An Australian masked owl (Tyto novaehollandiae), from a Private Collection in Australia.
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BIR070-00076
An Australian masked owl (Tyto novaehollandiae), from a Private Collection in Australia.
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BIR070-00074
An Australian masked owl (Tyto novaehollandiae), from a Private Collection in Australia.
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ANI051-00183
A five-month-old, endangered Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) joey named ‘Mulana’ at Healesville Sanctuary. Its name means ‘spirit’ in the Aboriginal language.
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ANI051-00179
A five-month-old, endangered Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) joey named ‘Mulana’ at Healesville Sanctuary. Its name means ‘spirit’ in the Aboriginal language.
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ANI051-00122
A Fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata crassicaudata) at Wild Life Sydney Zoo.
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Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) named Casey at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. He’s the only leopard seal on public displays at the world’s zoos. Most leopard seals don’t live long in captivity, so they’re just not kept in collections.
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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus fasciatus) at Healesville Sanctuary.
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BIR064-00124
A noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala melanocephala) at a private collection in Queensland, Australia.
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BIR064-00123
A noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala melanocephala) at a private collection in Queensland, Australia.
