The photo below is of an Eastern Blue Tongue (Tiliqua scincoides). I took the photo today as she was scurrying to hide behind the pot plant you can see top right (in the neighbour’s yard). At some point she must have been frightened and dropped her tail as a new, stumpier one has grown back.…
Animals
Penguin soap opera
Turns out, penguins can leave any daytime soap opera for dead when it comes to relationships – the ones locked up at Kyoto Aquarium, anyway. Back in July, a Kyoto-based researcher, Oliver Jia, posted about the penguin shenanigans, saying the penguins are “known to be vicious animals who cheat on their partners and steal other’s…
Panda pups
Because in 2020 everyone needs a moment to forget what’s really going on. (I removed sound from the video because it had annoying music that totally ruins the clip) Keep smiling and have a lovely day 🙂
The $1 million barramundi
Am Australian fishing contest, it’s in its sixth year and is one thing covid hasn’t stopped from going ahead. Famous for barramundi, the Northern Territory is widely known as Australia’s top fishing destination. The Million Dollar Fish competition started in 2015 to encourage visitation and to give one lucky fisho the chance to reel in…
Across the border
Regular readers will know that last week the Barbarians and I got to fly to Queensland to visit the GGs (grandparents) because the borders between their state and our territory finally opened. Not being sure how long they will stay open we bolted while we could. It was only a short visit, but it was…