Fruit Bats - Daintree River

Two day tour to Cape Tribulation

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November 13th 2007
I spent the majority of the last 2 days in the Daintree Rainforest National Park, although it feels like much longer. I have seen too much wildlife to list. My tour included a boat trip on the Daintree river, where we spotted a few crocodiles (only a few small ones, mind), swimming in the beautiful Mossman Gorge, and a walk through the rainforest and mangrove swamp. It has been a fascinating exper ... 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