Our Wildlife | downunder update
Jul 13 2008
No one ever forgets Monkey Mia. The tiny town on the shores of Shark Bay is famous for its dolphins.
Dolphins that swim up to greet you, bump your legs, splash you and, let’s face it, laugh at you. After a day with the dolphins you can easily imagine them trilling, in chorus, ‘so long [...]
Jul 06 2008
Meet Migaloo, a large albino humpback whale who travels regularly along the east coast of Australia during the whale migration season from late June to October.
Forget Moby Dick. The fictional white whale is legendary, but the magnificent Migaloo is living, a wondrous and unique mammal of great beauty. Records have been kept for [...]
Jun 02 2008
Rottnest Island is a special destination for interstate and international visitors. The whole island is a Nature Reserve of indigenous flora and fauna, including the curious Quokka, and no public vehicles are allowed.
Rottnest Island was named in 1696 by Navigator Willem de Vlamingh after the many large rats that he imagined he had found [...]
