by Echidna Walkabout | April 23, 2024 | Wild Top End, Wildlife News
Crocodile eyes are superb: Estuarine Crocodile Kakadu National Park Janine Duffy Estimated reading time: 6 minutes In PART TWO of our story about crocodile eyes we “look into” these superb organs that adjust instantly, in or out of water, by day or night...
by Roger Smith | April 8, 2024 | Wild Top End, Wildlife News
Crocodile eyes are amongst the most sophisticated of all animals Janine Duffy Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Encounter between a crocodile and a feral pig leaves us stunned by the power and speed of the predator. We’re left wondering if crocodiles can play a...
by Roger Smith | April 4, 2024 | Wild Top End, Wildlife News
Small group taking time to enjoy Kakadu on our Wild Top End tour Roger Smith Estimated reading time: 7 minutes To enjoy Kakadu take your time says Kakadu Guide, Roger Smith. “Rushing Kakadu doesn’t work. Spend at least two full weeks in the Top End. Stay a few...
by Janine Duffy | December 14, 2019 | Bird News, Wild Top End, Wildlife
At night, the Northern Territory Top End is for listening. There’s a special tropical hum in the air – the wonderful sound of healthy insect populations, particularly crickets and katydids, that come to life after dark in the Top End. But there’s another sound, a...
by Janine Duffy | November 22, 2019 | Bird News, Wild Top End
The track through Kakadu beside the East Alligator River is narrow, short and walked by many. It is also one of the most reliable places to see a glorious top end bird: the Rainbow Pitta. Rainbow Pittas Pitta iris live in the monsoon forests of Australia’s Top End...