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  2. Galago - Wikipedia

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    The name “bush baby” also refers to a myth that is used to scare children to stay indoors at night. [17] Their baby-like cry [18] is most likely the basis of the myth, about a powerful animal that can kidnap humans. It is also said that wild bush babies/galagos in Nigeria can never be found dead on plain ground.

  3. Australian brushturkey - Wikipedia

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    The Australian brushturkey, Australian brush-turkey, or gweela (Alectura lathami), also frequently called the scrub turkey or bush turkey, is a common, widespread species of mound-building bird from the family Megapodiidae found in eastern Australia from Far North Queensland to Eurobodalla on the South Coast of New South Wales.

  4. Common brushtail possum - Wikipedia

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    The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula, from the Greek for "furry tailed" and the Latin for "little fox", previously in the genus Phalangista [4]) is a nocturnal, semiarboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia and invasive in New Zealand, and the second-largest of the possums.

  5. Wombat - Wikipedia

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    The 2006 Australian Bush Babies stamp series features an AU$1.75-stamp of a baby common wombat, and the 2010 Rescue to Release series features a 60-cent stamp of a common wombat being treated by a veterinarian. Wombats are rarely seen on circulated Australian coins, an exception is a 50-cent coin which also shows a koala and lorikeet. The ...

  6. Australian bustard - Wikipedia

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    The Australian bustard (Ardeotis australis) is a large ground-dwelling bird that is common in grassland, woodland and open agricultural country across northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It stands at about one metre (3 ft 3 in) high, and its wingspan is around twice that length.

  7. Pheasant coucal - Wikipedia

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    50 to 70 cm (20 to 28 in) in length, the pheasant coucal is a large heavy-set bird adapted for living on the ground, reminiscent of a pheasant in shape. Birds in breeding plumage have black heads, necks, breasts and bellies, barred chestnut wings and long black, brown and cream barred tails.

  8. Musca vetustissima - Wikipedia

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    The Australian bush fly breeds in large numbers in dung pads. [10] Larvae have been found in the feces of large mammals. The species continually breeds in subtropical Australia, and migrations help repopulate Australia each spring. [3] In a study, a mixture of levamisole and oxfendazole killed larvae in sheep feces. [11]

  9. Rondo dwarf galago - Wikipedia

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    The Rondo dwarf galago (Paragalago rondoensis [3]) or Rondo bushbaby [2] is a species of primate in the family Galagidae.The dwarf galagos are the smallest members of the genus Galagoides. [4]