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#325 Re: Pretty much exclusively for Magpie
February 28, 2009, 11:47:09 am
but of course, nothing beats HK's very own Indie

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#326 Re: Pretty much exclusively for Magpie
February 28, 2009, 12:17:09 pm
and a few more furry friends from down under:


We actually get them grazing just outside our back garden at night sometimes. Doesn't half freak the cats out!! They must think we have the worlds biggest mice or something!

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#327 Re: Pretty much exclusively for Magpie
February 28, 2009, 12:17:59 pm
Forgot all about Australia!  Some snaps from a wildlife park

Kangaroos


Wombat (it had just guffed which I found very amusing)


Quoka's on Rottnest Island, these are very friendly little critters that sit around dozing in the shade of tea-tree plants all day, they're quite fearless too as you can see, and seemed to enjoy licking the residual sea-salt.

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#328 Re: Pretty much exclusively for Magpie
February 28, 2009, 01:15:54 pm
cute - but ultimately pretty damn lethal
What does it do? Chew you a bit?

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#329 Re: Pretty much exclusively for Magpie
February 28, 2009, 03:16:14 pm
cute - but ultimately pretty damn lethal
What does it do? Chew you a bit?
Is it a possum?  If it is they go from cute to killer in about 2 seconds flat, and have lots of horrifically sharp teeth, they're not pretty when they're mad.  :thumbsdown:

I thought wombats were wee; that things huge, he looks perfect for squeezing!!  Love the kangaroos and would most definitely have been attempting to get a quoka in my bag had I managed to get that close.  They do exceptionally good over sized rodenty type things in Oz don't they?  :thumbsup:

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#330 Re: Pretty much exclusively for Magpie
February 28, 2009, 05:01:16 pm
Is it a possum?  If it is they go from cute to killer in about 2 seconds flat, and have lots of horrifically sharp teeth, they're not pretty when they're mad.  :thumbsdown:
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Its a Tasmanian Devil

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#331 Re: Pretty much exclusively for Magpie
February 28, 2009, 05:57:31 pm

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#332 Re: Pretty much exclusively for Magpie
February 28, 2009, 10:07:56 pm
Sadly, the Tasmanian Devil is in great danger because of a horrendous facial cancer that has spread like wildfire through the wild population (caused by a virus I think.)

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some cute flying things too




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Is it a possum?  If it is they go from cute to killer in about 2 seconds flat, and have lots of horrifically sharp teeth, they're not pretty when they're mad.  :thumbsdown:

Its a Tasmanian Devil
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I stand corrected, possums get a bit scary when they're pissed off too :



I like the birds too, pretty  :thumbsup:

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This is ace, geeks* and kittehs:




*geeky = a good thing

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Corporal Cuddling and Cat Yodelling. It's you Lyndsay!

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I know, we do the yodelling all the time.  :lol:

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On the bird theme. These are amazing looking. The Cassowary.




I'd never heard of them until the other day. Quite amazing. Very aggressive. Potentially deadly. Can grow to 2m tall! I'd certainly give one a wide berth but would be hoping to photograph it too.


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I'm not sure how it does in the cute stakes but it's cool looking and also seriously vicious for a bird, which I enjoy.   :thumbsup:

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Why is it that this thread has had more posts than DFBWGC III ??

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The Sifaka lemur. I wanna join in with these guys this looks like fun.



Sorry about the quality.

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Might have had these fellas before. Red Pandas.



High 5!

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Why is it that this thread has had more posts than DFBWGC III ??

But more than DFBWGC I + II + III?

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Why is it that this thread has had more posts than DFBWGC III ??

But more than DFBWGC I + II + III?

mmmm.... fair point, but at this rate it is going to quickly overtake all three!

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7-day old kitten


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Penguins not covered well enough yet

real



fictional (from Surf's Up)


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Yeah, but you gotta watch penguins, they can be pretty nasty:


 

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