I am sorry to be late. I’ll write mainly about Australian waterfowls. Black-necked storks (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) never moved. They have as much patience as shoebill. Black swan (Cygnus atratus) is big, but it is common waterfowl in Australian lakes. Yellow-billed spoonbill (Platalea flavipes) has longer legs and beak like spoon or spatula, but it is …
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Perth Zoo report(1): Main Lake & Australian Bushwalk
I visited Perth Zoo on August 31th. I’ll write reports about there from today. Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) is the animal that I wanted to see the best. He has very big and scary claws on each second toes. Bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) is slenderer than I thought. It lives in dry land while most …
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Caversham Wildlife Park report(3)
This is the final report of Caversham Wildlife Park. I’ll write about lizards. Frilled dragon (Chlamydosaurus kingii) is the most famous Australian lizard in Japan. I can see his frill clearly while it is closed. Central bearded dragon (Pogoma vitticeps). I think it is one of the cutest reptiles without turtles. I wanted to see …
Caversham Wildlife Park report(2)
I’ll write about Cockatoos today. Gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum, left) and pink cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri, right). They hold a fruit when they eat it.I feel Gang-gang cockatoo has a funny name. Eclectus parrots (Eclectus roratus). Red one is female and green one is male. There are so many birds whose male and female has different …
Caversham Wildlife Park report(1)
I am sorry not to write this blog so long time. On August 9th, I went to Caversham Wildlife Park with the TCU group. I will write reports about there from today. Tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) is not big animal, but it is the largest carnivore mammal in mainland Australia.The situation that it eats a …
Cassowary
Cassowary (Southern cassowary, Casuarius casuarius) is a species of Australian flightless bird. It has black feather, red throat, and blue head and neck without feather. The most unique point is a big brown casque on its head. It is a second heaviest bird on the earth. The biggest record is 1.9m tall and 85 kg …
Japanese Dino-mania 