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- 1. Giant Australian Cuttlefish
- 2. Spotted mackerel
- 3. Australian humpback dolphin
- 4. Australian Pelican
- 5. Australian duck
- 6. Wild turkey
- 7. Australian King Parrot
- 8. Thick-tailed rat
- 9. Tiger Snake
- 10. Mountain Pygmy Possum
- Australia's typical animals
- strange animals from australia
- Australia's dangerous animals
You Australia's dangerous animals are well known, such as venomous spiders, snakes and lizards, but not all of the country's fauna is dangerous. There are many animals that, due to their lack of predatory evolution, are trusted and do not have many methods to avoid predation.
In this article by PeritoAnimal, we present you a list of animals from Australia little or nothing aggressive or dangerous, perhaps lesser known animals but unique and spectacular!
1. Giant Australian Cuttlefish
The giant Australian cuttlefish (sepia map) is a mollusc belonging to the cephalopod class. It's the biggest cuttlefish there is and it is andspecialist in camouflage, as its changes in skin color and the movement of its fins make it mimic its environment perfectly and thus outwit its predators and confuse its prey.
It is endemic to the coastal waters of southern Australia and we can find it as far as Moreton Bay on the east coast and on the west coast as far as the Nigaloo Coast. Their breeding period begins in April and ends in September, in which they carry out a massive spawn (lay their eggs) in the Gulf of Spencer, where thousands of giant cuttlefish gather annually.
It is a carnivorous animal, feeds on fish, molluscs and crustaceans, just like other cuttlefish species. It is not one of Australia's endangered animals, but your population is decreasing, so the species is almost threatened.
2. Spotted mackerel
The spotted mackerel (Scomberomorus queenslandicus) is a fish of the scombridae family. is in the tropical waters and subtropics of northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea. It can be found from Shark Bay to Sydney.
This fish is bluish-green on the back, silvery on the sides and has three rows of bronze colored stains. Females are larger than males. The breeding season takes place between the months of October and January, and spawning takes place in Queensland waters.
It is not a commercial species and is threatened, but it is fished accidentally when other species of mackerel are caught.
3. Australian humpback dolphin
The scientific name of the Australian humpback dolphin, Sousa Sahulersis, derives from the Sahul Shelf, an underwater platform located between northern Australia and southern New Guinea, where Australian dolphins are found. The common name, hunchback, comes because its dorsal fin is very long and looks like a hump. because of an accumulation of fatty tissue that builds up as you get older.
Males and females are the same size (about 2.7 meters) and reach sexual maturity between 10 and 13 years. They are long-lived animals as they can live for around 40 years in freedom. Skin color changes with age. When they are born, they are gray and over time they change to silver, especially in the area of the dorsal fin and the front.
this animal is very susceptible to contamination and, as it lives near the coasts and rivers, which are heavily contaminated areas, its population is being affected and there are only about 10,000 free individuals. Without a doubt, it is one of the typical animals of Australia that could even disappear if the problem is not tackled.
4. Australian Pelican
There are eight species of pelicans in the world, all very similar in appearance because they are all white, with the exception of two of them, the gray pelican and the Peruvian pelican. The most peculiar feature of these animals is the long beak with a pouch to store the fish. The Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) has a beak that measures 40 to 50 centimeters, and is larger in males than females. The wingspan is from 2.3 to 2.5 meters.
this animal finds itself distributed throughout Australia, Papua New Guinea and southern Indonesia. Despite its stout and heavy appearance, the pelican is a great flyer, and while it can't keep the flight moving its wings, it can. stay in the air 24 hours when it catches drafts. It is capable of rising more than 1,000 meters in altitude, and there are even records of 3,000 meters.
Reproduction depends on environmental conditions, especially rain. Pelicans breed in colonies of more than 40,000 individuals grouped on islands or coasts and live for between 10 and 25 years.
5. Australian duck
The Australian Duck (Anas rhynchotis) it is distributed throughout Australia, but its population is concentrated in the south east and east of Australia and Tasmania.
They are brown, with lighter green feathers. It should be noted that there is a lot sexual dimorphism in this species. Males have a bluish gray head and a white line on the face in front of the eye. They have a long spoon-shaped beak, made up inside by combs with which they filter the mud and pick up food, basically molluscs, crustaceans and insects.
The conservation status is vulnerable and, although it does not exist no conservation plan for the species, there is one for the area where she lives.
6. Wild turkey
The wild turkey (Lathami alecture) livealong the this from Australia, from the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland in the south to the northern suburbs of Sydney and the Illawarra region of New South Wales. It lives in tropical or humid forests.
This bird has mostly black plumage, the red head without feathers and the lower part of the neck yellow. Even if it looks like a turkey and has that name, it really belongs to another family: the megapodids.
They search for food by foraging in the earth and digging with their paws. Their diet is based on insects, seeds and fruits. Unlike most birds, the wild turkey don't hatch the eggs, burying them under a mound of decaying vegetation that, thanks to the heat produced by the typical reactions of decaying organic matter, keep the eggs at the right temperature. That's why it's one of the most amazing animals in that country, as well as being one of the strangest animals in Australia.
7. Australian King Parrot
The Australian King's Parrots (Alisterus scapularis)inhabit in tropical jungles or in humid sclerophyll forests along the east coast of Australia.
They are the only Australian parrots with the totally red head, but only males; females have green heads.The rest of the body is the same in the two animals: the red belly, and the green back, wings and tail. They live in pairs or family groups. Are fruit-eating animals and nest in tree cavities.
8. Thick-tailed rat
The thick-tailed rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) is one of Australia's rarest animals, is in danger of extinction because of the destruction of their habitat and the predation of domestic cats which, in Australia, are an invasive species.
It is a medium sized rodent weighing 70 to 120 grams. The coat is thick with light brown and white in the belly. It has a very thick tail and is never longer than the length from the nose to the base of the tail.
Are granivorous animals, that is, they feed on seeds, especially in periods of heat. During the winter, they also feed on insects, but in smaller amounts.
9. Tiger Snake
The tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) It is one of most poisonous animals in the world. This species is very common, while dispersed throughout the south of Australia.
Lives in areas close to the Water, such as riparian gallery, restingas or water courses. You can also live in more arid areas, such as pastures or rocky terrain. When living in the last mentioned area, it has a nocturnal behavior to avoid the heat of the day, although in areas with water it is diurnal or twilight.
It feeds on a wide variety of small mammals, amphibians, birds and even fish. Breeding takes place from December to April. It is a viviparous species that can have between 17 and 109 offspring, but it reproduces infrequently.
10. Mountain Pygmy Possum
The possum (Burramys parvus) is a small mammal from Australia, no larger than a mouse. It is endemic to Southeast Australia, where there are only three fully isolated stocks. Its distribution area is no larger than 6 or 7 square kilometers. It's a species that is critically threatened.
It is the only species of Australian mammal that lives in alpine environments, in periglacial rocky fields. Are nocturnal animals. Its food is based on a type of moth (Agrotis infused) and some other insects, seeds and fruits. When autumn ends, they go into hibernation for 5 or 7 months.
Australia's typical animals
All of the above animals are typical of Australia, however, it is certain that many of them are little known. Therefore, below we show a list with the most typical animals of Australia:
- Vombat (Ursinus Vombatus)
- Koala (Phascolarctos Cinereus)
- Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
- Eastern Gray Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
- Western Gray Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
- Common Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
- Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
- Short-snouted Echidna (tachyglossus aculeatus)
- Tasmanian devil or Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)
strange animals from australia
We have already mentioned some of Australia's exotic and rare animals, however there are many others. Here we share a list of strange animals from Australia, including those already mentioned:
- Blue Tongue Lizard (tiliqua scincoides)
- Port-Jackson Shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni)
- Dugong (dugong dugon)
- Wild turkey (Lathami alecture)
- Mole or drain cricket (gryllotalpa gryllotalpa)
- Snake shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus)
- Sugar nut (petaurus breviceps)
- Blue penguin or fairy penguin (Eudyptula minor)
Australia's dangerous animals
Finally, let's conclude the list of animals from Australia with the most dangerous species:
- Marine crocodile, saltwater crocodile or porous crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
- Funnel-web Spider (Atrax robustus)
- Death snake (Acanthophis antarcticus)
- Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena)
- Flathead Shark, Flathead Shark or Zambezi Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
- European Bee (Apis mellifera)
- sea wasp (Chironex fleckeri)
- Tiger snake (Notechis scutatus)
- Cone snail (Conus geographus)
- Taipan-coastal or taipan-common (Oxyuranus scutellatus)
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