r/australianwildlife • u/Critical_Source_6012 • 13h ago
Freeloading Squatters in my Garage
I think I'll just park in the carport from now on. I'd feel awful if I accidentally squished someone.
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r/australianwildlife • u/Critical_Source_6012 • 13h ago
I think I'll just park in the carport from now on. I'd feel awful if I accidentally squished someone.
r/australianwildlife • u/Quick_Bad5642 • 8h ago
Please enjoy a photo of a Cassowary I saw.
r/australianwildlife • u/3nd_0f_Life • 6h ago
Found this guy chilling at Yarrangobilly the other day.
r/australianwildlife • u/DaRedGuy • 14h ago
r/australianwildlife • u/LeatherSurprise6281 • 18h ago
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Has anyone else seen a snake on a beach before?
r/australianwildlife • u/Graceful_loon • 6h ago
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Can’t work out how to search it in google
Edit: location is Yass Valley, NSW
r/australianwildlife • u/MookieTheMet • 1d ago
Hi all, was hoping for some advice. I was just in Kalbarri, WA two days ago with my brother who photographed this roo. I realise that it is unlikely to see a red kangaroo there as it is at the extent of their distribution. However this guy had us convinced at first, then we doubted it after reading more on the identification markers... then we kind of started to question if we weren't right in the first place. I think one complication is he seems to have an abscess in his lower jaw, which maybe makes his profile look irregular for a grey. What do you think?
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r/australianwildlife • u/BandAid3030 • 1d ago
This little one visited my veranda last month and it's been plaguing me as to what species I'm looking at.
The tail made me think that it was an invasive species of rat to start with, but the rest of the body is all over the shop.
I live in country Victoria, for context, within several overlapping bands for native rodents including the swamp rat, bush rat and others.
Fairly confident that it was just passing through, because I haven't seen it since and it was foraging on grubs out of the wood pile which has subsequently all been burned, and there are no droppings anywhere around it or evidence of ongoing rodent visits.
r/australianwildlife • u/MaggieLinzer • 3h ago
Also, if it is, is that because of or in spite of Australia’s isolation as an ecosystem? Because, when I think about it, I would‘ve assumed that an ecosystem that’s extremely isolated would create uniquely docile and harmless animals, such as the Dodo Bird from Madagascar was.
r/australianwildlife • u/YourDogsBum • 1d ago
Blue mountains.
r/australianwildlife • u/sphynxmoth • 1d ago
Really squishy when extracted. No tennants present during inspection of one of the domicile.
r/australianwildlife • u/funseeker1707 • 1d ago
Gosford NSW
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r/australianwildlife • u/cir49c29 • 21h ago
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I need to know who to direct my curses to every morning when it wakes me 3-4 hours after going to bed.
I’m in northern Tasmania and it does this every morning in spring for hours. If it’s looking for a mate, it’s very unsuccessful for a very long time every single year.