Platypus.

Day 70 Mackay

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October 24th 2007
A great trip up into the highlands today to Eungella National Park which is about 80 Km from Mackay. Broken River within the park is described as being the ‘platypus capital of the world”. As we were there in the middle of the day we did not have high hopes of seeing any but we saw several which was rather exciting. Lots of turtles, lizards and various birds as well when doing some bush wal ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mackay

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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