Winning the title for the world’s largest (in diameter) spider it’s the huntsman spider! These critters are fast as a whip and outsize the Goliath bird eating tarantula for largest
Winning the title for the world’s largest bat species, it’s the flying fox. There are more than 60 known species of these bats living in Asia, Australia, Africa, and various Pacific islands. Fossil records show they first evolved from prehistoric giant
The brolga is a common wetland bird species of tropical and South-Eastern Australia, and New Guinea. Within New South Wales, brolga numbers have been reduced because of widespread
Made popular by TV, movies, and sadly public aquariums, the bottlenose dolphin is a marine mammal that belongs to the family Delphinidae. It can be found in tropical and temperate oceans all over the world. Bottlenose dolphins live in the open sea, but they often
Even though they originally hail from Southeast Asia, and can still be found there, the dingo is considered Australia’s wild dog. They inhabit woodlands, grasslands, and the edges of forests. Due to humans encroaching on and reducing their territories, the dingo
Contrary to their depiction in the Looney Tunes™ cartoons, the Tasmanian devil does not spin like a mini tornado. They do have one heck of a bite and have tempers too. They’re fierce predators and love eating. They don’t get very large but they are still a force to
The cassowary is a territorial flightless bird that is capable of severely injuring or even killing opponents by disemboweling. Typically, these birds will only attack if they feel threatened. But they are very moody. There are 3 species of cassowary that can be found in
In an effort to control the cane beetle infestations, Australians decided to bring in the cane toad. Instead of eating cane beetles and grubs, these toads ate everything but… Talk about your all time backfires
The bilby is small marsupial that belongs to the bandicoot family. There used to be 2 species: the greater and the lesser bilby. They were, at one time, widespread across Australia. Today, only the greater bilby exists and it’s endangered due to
The bandicoot is a small marsupial that looks like a rat, however they are more closely related to rabbits. Bandicoots can be found
