by Janine Duffy | May 17, 2018 | Wildlife News
Echidnas are special in many ways. They lay eggs, but are mammals. They can move rocks many times their own weight. And…. Echidnas have two front feet that point forwards (as do most feet in the animal kingdom), and two back feet that point backwards. BACK FEET THAT...
by Janine Duffy | May 3, 2018 | Koala News, Koalas & Kangaroos in the wild
Pat is a wild koala who lives in the You Yangs near Melbourne, Australia. She first met researchers from Echidna Walkabout in 2006, when she was a joey living with her mother Smoky. Now 12 years later, she is an older female still living in the same home range she had...
by Janine Duffy | May 1, 2018 | Koala News, Koalas & Kangaroos in the wild
In Australia you can still see koalas in the wild, and we aim to keep it that way. There’s even a national day: Wild Koala Day on May 3. Because seeing a koala in the wild is special, for these five reasons. 1. Seeing a koala in the wild is like playing sport....
by Janine Duffy | April 29, 2018 | Our Koalas
Lluvia Origin of name: Lluvia means rain in Spanish. When he was a baby we were hoping for rain, and we asked our team member, Carolina, from Colombia, the word for rain in Spanish. Known since: He first emerged as a 6 month old from Misty’s pouch on 25 August 2015....
by Janine Duffy | February 13, 2018 | Great Ocean Road, Wildlife News
If you love soft and furry creatures – mammals – the Great Ocean Road is a great place to visit. We see more mammals on our 3 day Great Ocean Road trip than on our one day Koalas & Kangaroos IN THE WILD, partly because we have more time and partly...
