Monday, June 28, 2010

Eungella National Park

The original inhabitants are the Goreng-goreng people. The park is covered by dense rainforest and is known for its platypuses.







The Platypus is a semi-aquatic mammals endemic to eastern Australia. They are the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. They live aside freshwater rivers or lakes, and create burrows for shelter and protection. They are active mainly at nighttime hours, and use their webbed feet for swimming. When swimming the platypus has its eyes shut. They swim underwater for 2 minutes, before returning to the surface for oxygen. They can however stay underwater for up to 10 minutes, and due to their natural buoyancy, they need to be underneath another object to do this. The Platypus is the animal emblem of the state of New South Wales.





















1 comment:

  1. J'aime bien ta trogne avec les cheveux plus longs comme tu les as sur ces photos-ci.
    Et JULIE est-elle de mon avis?
    bises mam

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