Animals:
Musky Rat-Kangaroo:
It is generally found in damp areas of Daintree Rainforest. It is a marsupial and its fur colour is brown. It nests in a small pile of fern and dried up old leaves. The Musky Rat-Kangaroo feeds on particular fruits of the forest and small invertebrates. It is unique and different from the other marsupials because of its hind feet with have 5 toes.
It is generally found in damp areas of Daintree Rainforest. It is a marsupial and its fur colour is brown. It nests in a small pile of fern and dried up old leaves. The Musky Rat-Kangaroo feeds on particular fruits of the forest and small invertebrates. It is unique and different from the other marsupials because of its hind feet with have 5 toes.
Cassowary:
Cassowaries are flightless birds that have adapted very well to their environment causing them to be at the top of the food chain. They are omnivores but eat mainly on fruit off the ground, grass, seeds, insects, spiders and other invertebrates. Dogs, foxes and cats are major threats to the cassowary because they eat the Cassowaries eggs.
Cassowaries are flightless birds that have adapted very well to their environment causing them to be at the top of the food chain. They are omnivores but eat mainly on fruit off the ground, grass, seeds, insects, spiders and other invertebrates. Dogs, foxes and cats are major threats to the cassowary because they eat the Cassowaries eggs.
Spotted Tail Quoll:
The Spotted Tail Quoll is the second largest of the world's surviving carnivorous marsupials. The Spotted Tail Quoll has a reddish-brown to dark chocolate coloured fur and white spots covering its body and tail. It feeds of small rodents, bandicoots and possums and hunts then in trees and on the ground. It kills the prey by biting behind its head with its sharp teeth.The Spotted Tail Quoll lives on rocky escarpments or boulder piles.
The Spotted Tail Quoll is the second largest of the world's surviving carnivorous marsupials. The Spotted Tail Quoll has a reddish-brown to dark chocolate coloured fur and white spots covering its body and tail. It feeds of small rodents, bandicoots and possums and hunts then in trees and on the ground. It kills the prey by biting behind its head with its sharp teeth.The Spotted Tail Quoll lives on rocky escarpments or boulder piles.
plants:
Blue Tassel Fern:
Blue Tassel Fern is a plant that is grown off another plant. Is has tufted branches with thin and firm leaves. They are being collected and cleared for sugar-cane. The Blue Tassel Fern is under threat because of small population and illegal collection by nursery trade.
Blue Tassel Fern is a plant that is grown off another plant. Is has tufted branches with thin and firm leaves. They are being collected and cleared for sugar-cane. The Blue Tassel Fern is under threat because of small population and illegal collection by nursery trade.
Russell River Lime:
The Russell River Lime is a plant that propagates by seeds, it is eaten raw by many animals. It has noticeable spines on it. The Russell River Lime grows up to 1.3 metres high and grows with flowers and fruits. The Russell River Lime grows into the shape of a shrub.
The Russell River Lime is a plant that propagates by seeds, it is eaten raw by many animals. It has noticeable spines on it. The Russell River Lime grows up to 1.3 metres high and grows with flowers and fruits. The Russell River Lime grows into the shape of a shrub.
Austrobaileya:
Austrobaileya is rare and is native to the wet tropics and is found nowhere else in this world. It is the only species in its family and is found in very wet rainforests from low to upland. It had white flowers with little, purple dots on it.
Austrobaileya is rare and is native to the wet tropics and is found nowhere else in this world. It is the only species in its family and is found in very wet rainforests from low to upland. It had white flowers with little, purple dots on it.