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Meet some of Australia's most dangerous animals and learn about the different ways they poison and catch their prey. The Australian Museum has an extensive collection of Australia's deadliest animals to find out more about why they are so dangerous to humans.
The koala is an unmistakable animal with a large round head, distinct black nose, small forward-facing eyes and large, oval, furry ears on the side of the head. It has a stocky build and no tail. Its fur is thick and ash grey, or grey-brown on the dorsal side, with the underside, including
Mammals are divided into three groups: monotremes, marsupials and placentals. live births (except for monotremes which lay eggs). Australia and its surrounding oceans support a diverse array of mammal species many of which are found nowhere else on earth.
Bird-like dinosaurs. Many of the characteristics of early and modern birds appeared first in theropod dinosaurs. Feathers, wishbones, modified "flapping" forelimbs and hollow bones are found in the coelurosaurs - the theropod group that includes tyrannosaurs and dromaeosaurs. Read more.
Australian Amphibians - frogs. Frogs are the only remaining amphibians in Australia. Frog eggs are mainly laid in water and their larval stage as tadpoles have developed tails and internal gills adapted to life underwater. As they mature into adult frogs, they develop lungs and live in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.
The largest of all living reptiles and an iconic Australian animal, the Estuarine Crocodile does not suffer foolish humans that enter its watery domain. Identification Typical crocodilian appearance – long well-toothed snout, eyes and nostrils set atop the head, thick skin with embedded bony plates (osteoderms), long muscular tail ...
Australia’s extinct animals Close Navigation. Dinosaurs and their relatives submenu. Back; Dinosaurs and their relatives; Overview Dinosaur fact sheets Australian dinosaurs The Mesozoic era Close Navigation. Science of life submenu. Back; Science of life; Overview Biodiversity Human evolution COVID-19 and zoonotic diseases ...
The majority of fish are considered bony fish, it is a much more diverse group with over 28,000 species. Bony fish include the Mackerel tuna and Eastern Australian salmon. The Australian Museum Ichthyology Collection contains specimens of many of the species listed in the fact sheets.
Identification. In the wild, Budgerigars are small green and yellow parrots, with black barring above, and a small patch of blue on the cheek. The male has a dark blue cere (skin at the base of the upper mandible surrounding the nostrils).
Platypus is endemic to Australia and is dependent on rivers, streams and bodies of freshwater. It is present in eastern Queensland and New South Wales, eastern, central and southwestern Victoria and throughout Tasmania. The western limits of the range are poorly known.