Thanks for the advice, but, I should explain my son is in his early 20s and a graduate student, and one of his dreams is to stand in Hyde Park in Sydney with arms stretched out wide as a living perch for cockatoos.

 

I sat and watched a mob of Sulpher crested cockatoos, put out the roofing nails on a shed, took the mob two days, dad had to get up there and screw the sheets back down, very destructive birds. Taught me never to feed them because they get used to the free feed and when it doesn't arrive for some reason they still stay and cause damage whilst waiting.

 

“The most Australian thing I’ve ever seen”. Bonecrusher, the naughty crocodile.

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...dealt-with-a-4m-crocodile-called-bonecruncher

 

Giant stinging TREES?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/16/...eq_id=530036461&algo=identity&imp_id=75211564

 

Something new to “not” be worried about...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/tasmanian-devil-australia-1.5751910

 

No need to comment, picture says it all

 

What, no irukandji? http://www.irukandjijellyfish.com/
These little buggers can ruin your day, or even your life . Hard to spot also at only one inch long.

 

The grey nurse is getting a bum rap. Pretty sure that is a Great white. Nurse sharks are fish specialists, & are safe to dive with.

 

Might be a bad time to introduce an apex predator into an environment with so many species already nearly pushed to extinction by recent wild fires.

On the other hand the invasive species like feral cats and rabbits might never have caught hold had the Taz still been around.

 

No irukandji, but this


Michael22
Yes, I've heard it before. Some girl told me the same in the US about them having bad rep and are misunderstood by humans.
She said that while giving them big chunks of meat...
I'm still not convinced.....

 

Stinger season started a few days ago in Northern Australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09...g-potentially-deadly-irukandji-sting/12685614


Here is a time line of what the wounds look like over 60 days ( not for the squirming type )
Want bigger legs
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1080603219300997

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...s-huge-huntsman-spider-hiding-HEADPHONES.html




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A few shark tales

Man gets killed by shark in Broome Western Australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-22/fatal-shark-attack-at-cable-beach-in-broome/12908578


Very next day

Girl saves shark in Tasmania

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-23/girl-rescues-shark-stuck-in-low-tide-tasmania/12911514

 

Ms Elsing is ripped.

 

Give it time...

 

Is Florida like Australia just smaller?

Kudos to this bloke btw.

 

In Australia 3 crocodiles would have grabbed the guy as he fell in the water.


Which Is More Aggressive: An Alligator or a Crocodile?
Alligators, while definitely dangerous, are relatively timid compared to crocodiles. An alligator will generally try to escape if approached by humans, usually heading for the nearest water.

The only time that wild alligators will attack humans is if they are unexpectedly disturbed, provoked, or defending their young.


Crocodiles, on the other hand, are much more bad-tempered and far more likely to attack humans, even unprovoked.

Australian saltwater crocodiles are generally considered the most dangerous in the world, followed by Nile crocodiles. (Nile crocodiles kill a lot more people a year though)

 

There's no doubt that crocs are more aggressive, but gators do attack without provocation sometimes...

Alligator attack at Disney World: Chilling new details emerge (today.com)

 

Where I live our most dangerous species in the wild is a moose and in the water it's a pike..