Olympic Ecstasy and Currency Agony
Wonderful Olympic Games were staged in Australia's centre of culture and commerce. The pre-Games torch relay, which visited far-flung points across the continent, elicited great interest. Visitors, participants and officials marvelled at ... [... more]
Leithner |
Bandicoots in the Backyard
Don investigated some mysterious, funnel-shaped holes in a lawn. That night he returned to the same backyard with a torch, and discovered that bandicoots were coming in from the adjoining bushland and digging in the lawn for grubs, worms and ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Australian Owlet-nightjar
The Australian Owlet-nightjar is the smallest (21 to 25cm) nocturnal (night-active) bird found in Australia. Its large brown eyes are non-reflective when exposed to a torch or spotlight (other nocturnal birds give a red reflection). The ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
