Mammals in the Gardens
Checklist of mammals of the Australian National Botanic Gardens with links to illustrations. The most common mammals in the Australian National Botanic Gardens are the several species of small insectivorous tree-dwelling bats which may be seen ... [... more]
Australian National Botanic Gardens |
Family Cicadidae
The cicada fauna of Australia is as distinctive as Australia's mammals and birds. Moulds (1990) has collected the information available at the time on the Australian cicadas and the author of that magnificent publication continues his work on our ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Michael Sims
In the Womb: Animals follows the developmental path of three different mammals utilizing some of the most amazing technology available. This incredible journey was first chronicled for the critically acclaimed National Geographic Channel special ... [... more]
Random House |
Alexandra Morton
In Listening to Whales, Alexandra Morton shares spellbinding stories about her career in whale and dolphin research and what she has learned from and about these magnificent mammals. In the late 1970s, while working at Marineland in California, ... [... more]
Random House |
Endemism in Australian Mammals
Australia possesses a unique assemblage of mammal species, of which over 80% are endemic. This high level of endemism is a result of Australia's long period of isolation from other continents, since its separation from Gondwana about 40 million ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Platypus - Evolution and Conservation
Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) are a unique Australian species. Along with echidnas, Platypus are grouped in a separate order of mammals known as monotremes, which are distinguished from all other mammals because they lay eggs. Skull of ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Bottlenose Dolphin
The Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus is a highly variable species with at least two recognisable forms, inshore and off shore. This is the classic dolphin of film and oceanarium fame and is probably the marine mammal most people recognise. ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Australian Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs are classified as a group of reptiles, although some of their features are found in mammals and birds living today rather than in reptiles. Dinosaurs are classified as a group of reptiles, although some of their features are found in ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
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