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landscape. Clear grassy plains contrasted with the dense green shrubbery of the bush, this was my nura (country)- I loved it. Into the opening stumbled a young gubba (white man). He carried a rifle and prowled the area waiting for a dingu (dingo) to hop past. The dingo was a troublemaker in country towns, causing mayhem on farms and even going into people’s backyards. The gubba continued scanning the area, waiting for the vermin to pass by. There was rustling in the grass. Swiftly, the man turned around

Tasmanian Devils are small marsupials that possess rat like features such as sharp teeth, black or brown fur and are roughly 20 to 31 inches tall. These creatures possess poor temperament, growling, baring teeth and lunging when provoked or under threat. Because of their aggressive behavior, they are solitary creatures, only interacting with one another during the mating seasons of March. They give birth to up to 20 young during this time, however the female as only four teats, meaning only four

species, the Tasmanian hen, all contributed to the Tasmanian tigers decline. It was perhaps the human mediated introduction of the dingo and of feral dogs that was most detrimental for this carnivorous marsupial. A recurring theme of invasive biology is that the native species that has the greatest niche overlap with the invasive species suffers most. Not only did dingos and wild dogs compete with the tasmanian tiger for prey but it has been suggested that they introduced a distemper-like disease that

I know the biggest discussion when you are about to get a new pet is; am I a cat person or dog person? I’m about to solve your confusion. 62% of United States homes have at least one pet. Overall, homes that claim to have pets 78 million of them are dogs and 86 million are cats. These numbers are misleading, according to a survey in the Reader’s Digest 41% identified that they were cat people where as 74% were dog people (Reader’s Digest). My sister is a major dog person she can’t live without them

THE TASMANIAN TIGER (Thylacinus cynocephalus) On April 25,1857 I Riley J Petersen found a species man has never seen before. I was off the coast of Australia, on an island called Tasmania. At first I thought I had stumbled across a pack of wild dogs, but as I got closer I realized that these are no dog. Description The species seems to be dog but it had the stripes of a tiger on its rear end. Picture a animal with the body of a large dog with a stiff rodent like tail. The head of a wolf

Although often dubbed the ‘Marsupial lion’, Thylacoleo was not related to existing lions today which are members of the Pantherinae. On top of this, todays big cats like lions are what are known as placental mammals, which means that young develop while attached to a placenta inside of the mother’s body. Thylacoleo however was a marsupial which means that young were passed into an external pouch at a very early stage of their development. Development would continue inside the much until the young

The dingo is a member of the dog family. The dingo is not a native predator to Australia. The dingo is usually referred as the ‘wild dog’ but know is known s the dingo. The dingo lives in mainly but they can live in other places that have a reasonable large water hole of drinkable water that will last a while then they move of to another place with a water hole. The dingo has a couple of different types of skin color the main one is ginger and at the top of the tail there is a darker spot of

Hereford cattle are middle-sized breed. Its appearance includes a burgundy coat, rich in colour. It has a white face, throat, legs and tail with a white stripe across the back of the neck. With a docile personality, the Hereford is simple to handle. Rivalling the Angus, the Herefords’ meat quality is superb furthermore, it is another British breed whose meat can achieve a marbled effect. Hereford is found in Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia

Great Danes are a great dog   The Great Dane is the tallest breed of dogs and they can weigh anywhere from 100-200 lbs.  They are known as gentle giants because they love everything and everyone. They especially love their owners! They are friendly and patient.  Even people who don't know much about dogs can recognize one when they see one because they are huge! There are many different colors of Great Danes (merle, harlequin, blue, fawn etc)    Great Danes are very gentle and loving and they are

Uncovering The Tasmanian Tiger In a land far far away the distant land of Tasmania, There was a black striped assassin, known as the thylacine. This Striped hound, was located in two places, in the dry lands of Australia, and the island of Tasmania. This cunning black striped tiger, was the main predator of these strange lands, and was a vicious marsupial. Inadequately, our ignorance, resulted in these magnificent species of animal, unlawful, non deserved, gruesome total extinction.