Pingu 2

St Kilda - live penquins

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November 15th 2012
St Kilda When I came to Australia I thought of Kangaroos and koalas but not necessarily penquins. However in a small town called St Kilda (about a 15 minute tram ride from Melbourne) Every evening lots of small penquins come up to the shore onto the rocks. I wasn't allowed to use my flash as apparently it stops them from breeding somehow but still got a couple of pho ... read more

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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