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japāca
wild animal, animal native to the area.
This is a 2-day post, so for Saturday and Sunday, OK? Maybe even Monday.
pa þō jekiēn japāci jawāññīwi nā;
This land has many unfamiliar animals.
Penguins:

Sea Lion pup:

Wedge-tail eagle:

Lorikeets:

Emu:

Fish (whose specific name I forgot already):

Bats! Flying foxes they’re called and they roost en masse in the trees near our hotel in Cairns:

Ulysses butterfly:

Tree frogs:

A “dragon”, or monitor lizard:

A parentie, the largest lizard in Australia:

Some kangaroos:


(I didn’t get any good pictures of wallabies. BTW, the difference between a wallaby and a kangaroo: one plays rugby league and the other plays rugby union.:)
Koalas:


A cassowary:

I saw several echidnas but didn’t get any good pictures.
And a platypus:
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HOOOOOOOOORAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! ~:D
Oooooooooooooh! Beautiful!
Fantastic photos. thank you for sharing these excellent pictures.
(the cassowary’s my favorite)
Thanks!
Thank you. The cassowary is a neat bird, and I generally dislike birds.