Local Wildlife

Out of the City

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March 27th 2009
Hello back at home, We got out of Melbourne yesterday heading towards Philip island. Along the way we saw many different types of birds. When we finally got to Philip island we stayed at a very nice cabin. Yesterday night we saw fairy penguins come ashore in groups. Today we went to the koala conservatory. There were Koala bears, Wallabys and many types of birds. Heading back to Melbourne for ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more