Bindi, Jungle Girl: Crocodiles
In May, Bindi tells you all about the crocodilian family and how keen she is to help them survive. Do freshwater crocodiles and saltwater crocodiles eat the same food? Good question, Sam. They don't eat exactly the same food. Freshwater ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Okra Masala (Masala Bindi)
(1) When buying okra, always pick the small firm ones as they are easier to cook. Wash the okra in cold water and wipe off excess water with kitchen paper. Cut off tops and tails of okra and either leave okra whole, or cut into 5 cm (2-inch) ... [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
Narinder Dhami
Narinder Dhami began teaching in London. She is the author of Bindi Babes and its companion novels and may be best known for the novelization of the hit British movie Bend It Like Beckham. Check out her Web site at Meet Amber, Jazz, and Geena ... [... more]
Random House |
Bindi, the Jungle Girl: Kookaburras
Their happy, laughing call makes me smile and think of the fun I have camping, especially sitting by the fire early in the morning. There are two species of kookaburras, the laughing kookaburra and the blue-winged kookaburra. Here at Australia ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Bindi, the Jungle Girl: Camels
My favourite part of a camel is its hump. At Australia Zoo, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, we have Teela, our dromedary or one-humped camel. She's a darling. Dromedary camels are found in the deserts of Australia, the Middle East and Africa, but ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Bindi, Jungle Girl: Fijian iguanas
In the March issue of The Weekly, she tells us all about the Fijian crested iguana. Well, Bonnie, Fijian crested iguanas are mainly herbivores, which means they love eating leaves, shoots and fruits from trees and shrubs. Sometimes, they'll snack ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Bindi, Jungle Girl: wombats
In April, Bindi is on a mission to save a much-loved Australian marsupial - the northern hairy-nosed wombat. That's a great question, Taylor. These little guys love grazing on delicious grasses. Our zoo wombats love eating bark and roots they ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Bindi joins The Weekly!
Bindi Irwin launches her first Bindi, Jungle Girl column in the January issue with fun facts and interesting information about the Asian elephant. Each month, Bindi will write about a different animal and answer readers' questions in the ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Bindi, Jungle Girl: Kangaroo capers
Bindi loves kangaroos and wallabies, and is worried that many of them are in danger, but she has advice in our June issue about how we can help. That's a great question, Liam. Kangaroos are much bigger than wallabies and are a different colour. ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Bindi, Jungle Girl: Burmese pythons
Bindi tells you all about her upcoming birthday party and one of her favourite snakes at Australia Zoo - the Burmese python. No, Jonah, Burmese pythons aren't poisonous. They have no venom. They coil themselves around their prey and constrict ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Lawn Weeds Be Gone
Weeds in lawn are a right pain in the butt and gets serious with the dreaded bindi, which has a sharp and vicious prickle in early summer. Not all gardeners want to tackle lawn weeds with chemicals so here a few tools to help you achieve a weed ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
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