Print fact sheet - Finches
There is a large range of finches available in specialist bird shops around Australia including many native but also foreign birds in a range of colours. Native finches commonly kept in backyard aviaries include the Emblema Finch, also known as a ... [... more]
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Factsheets: Weebill
Weebills are Australia's smallest birds. They measure just 8cm - 9cm, with northern Australian birds smaller than those in the south do. Their common name comes from the short, stubby, pale beak. The eye is pale cream, and there is a pale line ... [... more]
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Print fact sheet - 2UE silver beet recipes
In this recipe, you cook the silver beet stalks as well as the leaves, so you get full value from your silver beet crop! Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the onion. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, until the onion is soft. Add the ... [... more]
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Factsheets - Dugong
The Dugong is a large, up to 3m, grey brown bulbous animal with a flattened fluked tail, like that of a whale, no dorsal fin, paddle like flippers and distinctive head shape. The broad flat muzzle and mouth are angled down to enable ease of ... [... more]
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Factsheets: Silvereye
The Silvereye is a small (9.5cm - 12cm) bird with a conspicuous ring of white feathers around the eye, and belongs to a group of birds collectively known as white-eyes. The Silvereye shows interesting plumage variations across its range. The grey ... [... more]
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Factsheets: Grey Teal
The Grey Teal is almost all grey-brown. Each feather of the body is edged with buff, except on the rump. The chin and throat are white, the bill is dark green and the eye is red. The secondary wing feathers have glossy blue-black patch, broadly ... [... more]
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Print fact sheet - Whippets
If you want a dog that's big, strong and macho - stop reading! But if you are a gentle person that wants a dog that is totally safe with the kids and will be a sweet member of the family, you simply can't go past a Whippet. The Whippet looks like ... [... more]
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Print fact sheet - Camellias
Camellias are amongst the world's best flowering plants. They are hardy and disease resistant, most varieties have attractive, glossy green foliage, and they put on their fabulous flower display in the cooler months of the year when the rest of ... [... more]
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Print fact sheet - Daylilies
Modern daylily hybrids have bright, cheerful flowers which come in a wide range of colours, including yellows, buffs, oranges, reds and other shades towards plum-purple and deep reddish violet. They are called daylilies because individual flowers ... [... more]
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Print fact sheet - Basenji
The history of the breed dates back to the early 1930s, when hunting dogs which were the forerunners of the breed were found in the central African state of Zaire (then the Belgian Congo) and imported to England and later America. The owner of ... [... more]
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Print fact sheet - Albinism
As a schoolboy John Harris was hit right between the eyes with a cricket ball. After that he gave away his cricket career! Not only was the cricket ball a potentially lethal missile, but John was also at risk of skin cancer. He has albinism, and ... [... more]
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Print fact sheet - Limes
The most fashionable citrus at the moment is the lime. Demand for varieties like Tahitian and Kaffir has built up tremendously over the last few years, probably because they are so popular in Asian cooking. Limes are an excellent source of ... [... more]
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