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Creature of the Day
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Last night, I went to Brisbane's Botanic Gardens and fed apples to some Common Brushtail Possums. I handfed one, and it missed its mark and bit me. Immediately, I freaked out because, back in the States, any tiny bite or scratch from any mammal, whether it's a cat, dog, squirrel, raccoon, etc., is considered dangerous due to rabies. Fortunately, I discovered that Australia, while home to the deadliest creatures known to man, is rabies free (for now).
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Creature of the Day
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As I mentioned yesterday, mudskippers are among my favorite fish because they can walk on land. Here is one I photographed the other day. I don't know the exact species yet. Mudskippers are in the goby family. However, unlike their goby relatives, which are bound to the water, the mudskippers can crawl out on land and are more like amphibians than fish. They mainly move by launching themselves as high as 2 feet (60 cm) into the air using their specially adapted fins. This is how they earned the name "mudskipper". How do they survive out of the water? Well, they have a number of adaptations, but the two major ones are the ability to breathe through their skin (provided their skin is moist), much like frogs do, and the ability to close their gill chambers tightly and retain water inside on land, much like a human would hold his/her breath or use SCUBA gear underwater. View image on my site: bit.ly/10nsdBW My website: bit.ly/VIb9Ev Facebook: on.fb.me/13IOQ1G Twitter: bit.ly/VIb9Ex Tumblr: bit.ly/13IOSXc Pinterest: bit.ly/VIb9Ez YouTube: bit.ly/13IOQ1I
Creature of the Day
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In the United States, squirrels and racoons raid your campsite, but in Australia, lizards are the culprits. This lace monitor at Diamond Head campground in New South Wales was one of many lace monitors searching for food among the campers, caravans, 4x4s, and tents. Growing to about 2.1 meters--6.8 feet--lace monitors are the second largest lizard in Australia (after the perentie). Yet, despite their size, they are not aggressive like their larger relative, the Komodo dragon. But don't pick one up! Like the Komodo dragon, they have a venomous bite! My website: bit.ly/VIb9Ev Facebook: on.fb.me/13IOQ1G Twitter: bit.ly/VIb9Ex Tumblr: bit.ly/13IOSXc Pinterest: bit.ly/VIb9Ez YouTube: bit.ly/13IOQ1I
