#australiananimals — Public Fediverse posts

Ecologist ‘bursts into tears’ seeing endangered gliders using replacement nests

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/glider-endangered-replacement-nests-ex1/

Platypus Numbers Surge in Royal National Park

Twenty platypuses counted in Royal National Park. This is good news for the vulnerable species, showing signs of recovery in its freshwater home.

#PlatypusCount, #RoyalNationalPark, #WildlifeConservation, #AustralianAnimals, #EndangeredSpecies

https://newsletter.tf/royal-national-park-platypus-population-reaches-20/

Good news for platypuses! The number in Royal National Park has reached 20, which is more than before. This shows they might be doing better there.

#PlatypusCount, #RoyalNationalPark, #WildlifeConservation, #AustralianAnimals, #EndangeredSpecies
https://newsletter.tf/royal-national-park-platypus-population-reaches-20/

Ein Possum, ein Beuteltier aus Australien 🧡
Er sollte nicht mit dem🔥 spielen!
Tusche auf Bütten 26x18
Verfügbar
For Sale
#possum #beuteltier#australia
#art #drawings #artforsale #drawingoftheday #marsupial #artforsalebyartist #wildlifedrawing #kleineKunstklasse #inkpainting #tusche #tiermalerei #australiens #animalart #animaldrawing #wildlifeartist #wildlifeart #MastoArt #artistsonmastadon #originalart #originalartforsalebyartist #originaldrawingforsale #australiananimals

dunno why mum keeps sending me pictures of her fence

#AustralianAnimals #AustralianBirds #TawnyFrogmouth

I was woken this morning by two kookaburras making a racket down the side passage. Turns out their beaks were stuck together (!)

While they scrambled and fought, trying to pull apart, a currawong sat on the fence commentating the life-or-death struggle.

After my sleepy brain had made sense of what the bloody hell was going on, I fetched some gloves and gently prised them apart. They both flew off in high dudgeon.

What a surreal start to the day.

#kookaburra #KookaburrasOfMastodon #AustralianAnimals #justAustralianthings #birding #birds #wildoz #AussieBirdCount

Save The Koala Day .

#savethekoalas #koalasofinstagram #koala #koalababy #koalalove #babykoala #koalalife #koalarescue #koalafreak #koalas #koalafanworld #koalabear #koalabears #australia #savethekoala #australiananimals #koalagang #animals #koalasgram #wildlife #australiankoalafoundation #animal #koalapark #animallovers #australianwildlife #koalachallenge #koalasanctuary #cute #nature #cutekoala

https://itsmostamazingindia.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/save-the-koala-day/

In these trying times, please enjoy these pics of my grumpy neighbour.

Time is a flat lizard

#LizardsOfMastodon #AustralianAnimals #AustralianNativeAnimals

side eye

#AustralianAnimals #LizardsOfMastodon #BlueTongueLizards

Emus are now local legends at Potato Point, NSW! Originally pets on nearby Horse Island, they swam to the mainland and now roam freely, raising chicks and helping regenerate bushland. Locals love them – it's the coat of arms come to life!

#emus #potatopoint #nswwildlife #australiananimals #bushregeneration #coastallife

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-17/potato-point-emu-population-east-coast-beach/105185358

From cat-like quolls and dog-like dingoes to gorgeous lizards and tiny hopping mice, many Australians would love to keep native animals as pets.

It's also argued that turning threatened species into pets may keep them from going extinct, so why don't we keep these animals as pets? The answer isn't that simple.

Find out more about the pros and cons of keeping native Australian animals as pets… https://ausgeo.co/nativepets

#ausgeo #australiananimals #wildlife #cuteanimals #nature
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #biodiversity #ecology #nature #wildlife #science #scientist

10 million animals are killed on Australian roads every year. Sad that improving public transport and reducing the amount of cars is not even suggested as a potential solution.

https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/news/79342-10-million-animals-die-on-our-roads-each-year.-here%E2%80%99s-what-works-(and-what-doesn%E2%80%99t)-to-cut-the-toll

#wildlife #animals #australia #fuckcars #cars #AustralianAnimals

I just checked the camera at the quoll spot & am pleased to see we have a new one - this youngster. By comparing their unique spot patterns I've identified at least 21 individual spotted-tailed quolls in the three years we've lived here.
#TasmanianAnimals #Tasmania #Quoll #SpottedTailedQuoll #Marsupial #AustralianAnimals #AustralianMammals

A lot of people want to talk about echidna beaks (noses) today, so here you go. Echidna snoots!

#Echidna #Nature #Tasmania #TasmanianAnimals #Monotreme #AustralianAnimals #Wildlife

Have you ever seen a mallee emu-wren (Stipiturus mallee)? This sweet little bird is a Triodia spinifex specialist, using the spiky, tussock-forming grass as shelter from predators and a safe site to nest and forage!

The mallee emu-wren was once found across mallee shrublands and heathlands, east and west of the SA–Victoria border, but land-clearing, bushfires and droughts have removed its habitat from much of its former range.

Learn more about this beautiful little bird and the efforts to protect it… https://ausgeo.co/malleeemuwren

📷 Nick Bradsworth

#bird #birds #birdlife #birder #birdwatching #birdwatcher #mallee #seeaustralia #australiananimals #australianbird #wren
#environment #nature #wildlife #photography #biodiversity #ecology

Here are some kangaroo kisses to celebrate World Kangaroo Day! 🧡

Kangaroos are arguably Australia's most recognisable animals, and for good reason! These gorgeous marsupials are widely spread across the continent, and more than 45 kangaroo and wallaby species are found around Australia.

These species are part of a small group of animals called macropods, which means 'big foot' – a perfect way to describe these cuties!

🎥 The Kangaroo Sanctuary Alice Springs

#kangaroo #wallaby #cuteanimals #babyanimals #australiananimals #seeaustralia
#environment #biodiversity #ecology #nature #wildlife #travel #adventure

This wombat is making the most of the long weekend in true blue Aussie fashion – with a day at the beach! ☀️

Did you know that wombats sometimes forage on the beach? They will wander the sands, snuffling about for salt marsh plants like samphire!

Watch our video interview with wombat expert Yolandi Vermaak to learn more about these awesome animals… https://ausgeo.co/wombats

🎥 IG @thereal.chickentender

#beach #wombat #wombats #aussieanimals #australiananimals #beachlife #cuteanimals #seeaustralia #australianbeaches #wombatwednesday
#environment #biodiversity #ecology #nature #wildlife #travel #adventure

Australian possums are herbivores, right? Yes – well, most of the time.

You might be surprised to know that common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) will scavenge meat when the weather’s cold, and they’re not the only herbivores to do so!

Learn why these herbivores turn to an omnivorous diet in the cold weather: ausgeo.co/meateatingpossum

#possum #possums #australiananimals #aussieanimal #seeaustralia #cuteanimals
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #biology #nature #wildlife #photography #science #scientist #weather

It doesn't get much cuter Down Under than watching Arthur and Mindaloo of The Kangaroo Sanctuary sharing a cuddle and play 🥹🧡

Kangaroos are arguably Australia's most iconic animal, and for good reason! There are many species of kangaroo (and wallaby!) in Australia, and these unique creatures can be found bounding across much of the continent.

What's your favourite Aussie animal? Let us know in the comment section below! 👇

🎥 The Kangaroo Sanctuary

#kangaroo #roo #australia #cuteanimal #babyanimal #cuteanimals #babyanimals #kangaroos #australiananimals #australianwildlife #wildlife #nature #cutenessoverload #wildlifephotography #downunder #seeaustralia
#environment #biodiversity #ecology #biology #nature #wildlife #travel #adventure

#Bilbies, #bandicoots, #bettongs, and #quolls are making a comeback on these arid plains! Australia has the highest mammal extinction rate globally, but the Wild Deserts program is working hard to reverse that, with a dedicated team of scientists leading the charge. #WildlifeConservation #AustralianAnimals #Biodiversity #Extinction #australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-22/wild-deserts-program-saving-native-animals-from-extinction/104371626

Julia Creek dunnarts were once thought to be extinct, but now ecologists are on a mission to find and protect them… https://ausgeo.co/dunnart

“If we can’t find them, we can’t protect them,” says Associate Professor Andrew Baker from Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, but discovering dunnart range is easier said than done.

From traditional Elliott traps with peanut butter and bacon, to detection dogs and eDNA filters, researchers are pooling all their resources to find these feisty little carnivores!

📷 Queensland University of Technology

#dunnart #marsupial #cuteanimals #babyanimals #seeaustralia #conservation #australiananimals
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #biodiversity #ecology #biology #nature #wildlife #science #scientist

There are many Australian animals whose calls end up in films, playing other things. Koalas are very popular as dinosaurs and large reptiles.

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/what-the-duck/filmsandnature/13763530

#kookaburra #hollywood #foley #koala #australiananimals #movies #film #FilmMastodon

Got woken up at 5am this morning by a very chatty kookaburra outside my window. Rude.

For non-Australians, you already know what a kookaburra sounds like! It's the sound of "monkeys" in Hollywood movies.

It's a very strange experience as an Aussie, watching something set in the jungle and there's just a random kookaburra there.

#kookaburra #hollywood #foley #koala #australiananimals #movies #film #FilmMastodon

The absence of a substantial stomach in #platypuses and short-beaked #echidnas has baffled scientists for centuries, but a #study has found a specific #gene that may be the cause of their strange digestive system.

So, how do these unique creatures digest their food? And how do they get by without a conventional #stomach?

The University of Adelaide PhD Candidate Jackson Dann shares his “bizarre” research with us in the latest 60 Seconds of Science.

https://youtu.be/nQgHRQGEkcU

🎥 Taronga Zoo Sydney

#australia #australiananimal #australiananimals #dna #research #facts #education #knowledge
#academia #research #academicchatter #biodiversity #ecology #biology #food #nature #wildlife #science #scientist

Learn more about this unique skink, and the efforts to conserve it: https://ausgeo.co/tjakura 🦎

Have you heard of the Tjakuṟa? Also known as the great desert skink, this species is not only special for its beautiful sunset colours and unique family units and burrows – it is also an important Tjukurrpa (Creation) animal for many Indigenous desert communities.

The Tjakuṟa is facing a difficult battle for survival, but thankfully, Indigenous rangers across the Australian desert have joined forces with Resilient Landscapes Hub and Indigenous Desert Alliance to protect the iconic species.

📷 Indigenous Desert Alliance & Kate Cranney

#australia #lizard #skink #wildlife #nature #conservation #outbackaustralia #greatdesertskink #firstnations #wildlifeconservation #australiananimals #NAIDOC2024 #NAIDOCWeek
#environment #biodiversity #ecology #rewilding #biology #indigenous #indigenouspeoples #nature #wildlife #photography

Check out this beautiful glossy black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami)!

Australia is home to five species of black cockatoos – the Baudin’s, Carnaby’s, red-tail, yellow-tail and glossy black.

Discover Australia’s beautiful black cockatoos… https://ausgeo.co/blackcockatoos

🎥 IG @philipps.world.of.wildlife

#australia #bird #birdwatching #australiannativebirds #birds #birder #birdphotography #cockatoo #blackcockatoo #seeaustralia #australiananimals
#environment #biodiversity #ecology #nature #wildlife

This beautiful moment shows a kangaroo joey leaving its mother's pouch and taking its first hops into the big, wide world! 🦘

Learn more about kangaroo joeys and the relationships they form in family groups… https://ausgeo.co/roomothers

🎥 Nature by Nathan

#australia #kangaroo #wildlife #nature #joey #babyanimals #cuteanimals #seeaustralia #australiananimals #wallaby
#environment #biology #biodiversity #ecology #nature #wildlife