The Beauty of Typical Australian Fauna in 50 Pictures

Down Under, we find a great range of different species. Due to the continent’s long geographic isolation, and tectonic stability, most animals living in Australia are found nowhere else in the world. Best-known are the marsupials. They are the group of mammals commonly thought of as pouched mammals. They stay in the pouch till they are fully developed. The kookaburra and the cassowary are two of the many unique birds. And last but not least, there are many deadly animals like crocodiles, snakes and sharks, spiders and jellyfish. A beautiful country, with a huge variety of animals. Here’s a selection of the 50 typical animals from Down Under.

Koala

Koala author: VĂ­ctor Roces

Galah

Galah author: 0ystercatcher

Kookaburra

Kookaburra author: pjoh

box jellyfish

box jellyfish author: trodzen83

Kangaroo with Joey

Kangaroo with Joey author: pjoh

Dingo

Dingo author: ogwen

Black Swan

Black Swan author: iansand

Tasmanian Devil

Tasmanian Devil author: arthur_chapman

Yellow Footed Rock Wallabies

Sulphur-crested Cockatoos

Sulphur-crested Cockatoos author: 0ystercatcher

Platypus

Platypus author: cha222

Wombat

Wombat author: Raymond Barlow

Australian Blue Tongue

Australian Blue Tongue author: Snapper

Barramundi

Barramundi author: GS1311

Doonside Australia

Doonside Australia author: if_winter_ends

Breaching humpback whale

Breaching humpback whale author: edenandjosh

Redback spider

Redback spider author: wikiwill

Eastern water dragon on rock

Eastern water dragon on rock author: wikiwill

Flying Fox

Flying Fox author: littleredelf

Young Echidna

Young Echidna author: ausemade

esturine crocodile

White Lipped Green Tree Frog

White Lipped Green Tree Frog author: Fayes4Art

Southern Cassowary

Southern Cassowary author: peternijenhuis

possum

possum author: P. Emerson

Eastern Long-Necked Turtle

Eastern Long-Necked Turtle author: dave.scriven

splendid fairy wren

splendid fairy wren author: doublebug

sugar glider

sugar glider author: Leo Reynolds

Australian Leaf Insect

Frogmouth Owl

Frogmouth Owl author: snapper

Meet Winifred – an 8 week old wombat

Meet Winifred - an 8 week old wombat author: Percita

The Monitor Lizard

The Monitor Lizard author: rajith

Emu

Emu author: a-Reino

Dugong

Dugong author: TevaD

Mud Skipper

Mud Skipper author: webecho

Little Penguins

Little Penguins author: Ken and Nyetta

red kangaroo

red kangaroo author: Jaymi Heimbuch

Ulysses Butterfly

Ulysses Butterfly author: Major Clanger

water dragon

water dragon author: The Waterboy

Coral and Fish

Coral and Fish author: richard ling

Australian Pelican

Australian Pelican author: Lip Kee

tree-kangaroo

tree-kangaroo author: swh

Sacred Kingfisher

Sacred Kingfisher author: marj_k

rainbow-lorikeet

rainbow-lorikeet author: RaeA

Numbat

Numbat author: geoffreycrane

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Wedge-tailed Eagle author: kookr

flikfrog

flikfrog author: pointr

Bush fly

Bush fly author: Ratabago

Butterflies of Kuranda

Butterflies of Kuranda author: Gary Hayes

Blue Beauty

Blue Beauty author: aussiegall

Crimson Rosella

Crimson Rosella author: 0ystercatcher

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2 Responses:

  1. Jodie says:

    Not a bad collectiion but I can tell you with out a doubt that the fish called “Barramundi” is most definately not an Australian Barramundi. It is more likely to be some sort of cod. If you google barramundi you will see that it’s not like one at all

    ( 2 years and 4172 days ago )
  2. Julie says:

    the Possum picture is actually an “OPOSSUM” which is not australian.

    ( 2 years and 3693 days ago )