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eastern brown snake

The Deadly Eastern Brown Snake

  • 27 March, 2019
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Snake Facts

The eastern brown snake, also known as the common brown snake is an defensive elapid snake that is responsible for most of the snake bite deaths in Australia. These creatures live

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Australian possum

The Australian Possum

  • 26 March, 2019
  • Critterman
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  • 4281 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Marsupial Facts

Out of the 23 known possum species in Australia, there are 2 that you’ll most likely come across at night: the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecular), this scientific name means “furry tailed little fox”, and the common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus), this

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blobfish

Enter the Ugliest Fish in the Sea… the Blobfish

  • 25 March, 2019
  • Critterman
  • 6 Comments
  • 6313 Views
  • 30 Likes
Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

The blobfish is a species of deep-sea fish that belongs to the family called fatheads. They can be found only off the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania. Blobfish spend their

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Australian magpie

The Clever Australian Magpie

  • 22 March, 2019
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Bird Facts

There are not many birds that are as recognized by Australians as the Australian magpie. There are few places in Australia where magpies don’t live. The species’ familiarity is

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docile sea turtle

The Docile Sea Turtle

  • 21 March, 2019
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Turtle Facts

There are only 7 known species of sea turtle existing today and 6 of these are found around Australian waters. They are the green sea turtle, the loggerhead, the olive ridley, the hawksbill

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common death adder

Enter the Common Death Adder

  • 20 March, 2019
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Snake Facts

The common death adder can be seen throughout much of eastern and coastal southern Australia. In central Australia you’ll find the desert death adder and to the north you’ll see

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lorikeet

Say Hello to the Beautiful Lorikeet

  • 19 March, 2019
  • Critterman
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  • 1400 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Bird Facts

The lorikeet, aka loriini, aka lori is a small – medium-sized parrot with a special brush-tipped tongue to feed on nectar of flower blossoms & soft fruits, preferring berries

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faint-banded sea snake

The Faint-Banded (or Belcher’s) Sea Snake

  • 18 March, 2019
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts, Reefs, Reptile Facts, Snake Facts

Touted as being the most venomous sea snake in the world, it’s the faint-banded (or Belcher’s) sea snake. The Belcher’s sea snake, is an elapid (a family of venomous snakes) sea

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redback spider

The Deadly Redback Spider

  • 14 March, 2019
  • Critterman
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  • 1046 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Arachnid Facts, Arthropod Facts

The redback spider, aka the Australian black widow, is a species of highly venomous spider originating in the South Australian & adjacent Western Australian deserts, but is now found throughout Australia, Southeast Asia and New Zealand; with colonies elsewhere outside

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bull shark

The Aggressive and Fearsome Bull Shark

  • 13 March, 2019
  • Critterman
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  • 2408 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts, Shark and Ray Facts

The bull shark is often considered the most dangerous shark in the world. This is because they’re not only an aggressive species but they also tend to hunt in waters where people

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