A close up of a swimming platypus.

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas I Finally Got to See

Twelve Platypus Playing,Eleven Mantas Mingling,Ten Turtles Tapping,Nine Whale Sharks Waiting,Eight Dingos Digging,Seven Cassowaries,Six Emus Eating,Five Great White Sharks,Four Koalas Cuddling,Three Snapping Crocs, Two Red Kangaroos,And a Kookaburra in a Gum Tree Back in 1798 when the Platypus was first discovered, british scientists thought they were a hoax created by putting different animals together! The body of …

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A two manta mating chain.

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas I Finally Got to See

Eleven Mantas Mingling,Ten Turtles Tapping,Nine Whale Sharks Waiting,Eight Dingos Digging,Seven Cassowaries,Six Emus Eating,Five Great White Sharks,Four Koalas Cuddling,Three Snapping Crocs, Two Red Kangaroos,And a Kookaburra in a Gum Tree The Manta Rays of the Ningaloo Reef have been my favourite encounter on our lap of Australia so far. Beautiful and serene creatures, especially when you find …

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A close up of a green sea turtle underwater.

On the Tenth Day of Christmas I Finally Got to See

Ten Turtles Tapping,Nine Whale Sharks Waiting,Eight Dingos Digging,Seven Cassowaries,Six Emus Eating,Five Great White Sharks,Four Koalas Cuddling,Three Snapping Crocs, Two Red Kangaroos,And a Kookaburra in a Gum Tree Don't you just LOVE turtles. I don't think I have come across anyone on my travels who doesn't want to see one on their underwater adventures. Two of the …

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A close up head shot of a whale shark.

On the Ninth Day of Christmas I Finally Got to See

Nine Whale Sharks Waiting,Eight Dingos Digging,Seven Cassowaries,Six Emus Eating,Five Great White Sharks,Four Koalas Cuddling,Three Snapping Crocs, Two Red Kangaroos,And a Kookaburra in a Gum Tree Where do I start with these big and beautiful fish. I won't lie to you, before I arrived in Australia I didn’t even know they existed. Quite embarrasing to say I …

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A dingo lyinh down on the sand eating a fish.

On the Eighth Day of Christmas I Finally Got to See

Eight Dingos Digging,Seven Cassowaries,Six Emus Eating,Five Great White Sharks,Four Koalas Cuddling,Three Snapping Crocs, Two Red Kangaroos,And a Kookaburra in a Gum Tree They have always confused me, are they a dog? If not what are they? Even though they have a striking resemblence to our well loved doggos and thought to be similar to wolves, they …

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A cassowary looking through a wired fence.

On the Seventh Day of Christmas I Finally Got to See

Seven Cassowaries,Six Emus Eating,Five Great White Sharks,Four Koalas Cuddling,Three Snapping Crocs, Two Red Kangaroos,And a Kookaburra in a Gum Tree Labelled 'The most dangerous bird in the world' they are on every travellers bucket list for must see wildlife of Australia. What makes them so dangerous? The biggest feature is their extremely sharp inside claw. If …

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An emu staring down the lens.

On the Sixth Day of Christmas I Finally got to see

Six Emus Eating,Five Great White Sharks,Four Koalas Cuddling,Three Snapping Crocs, Two Red Kangaroos,And a Kookaburra in a Gum Tree Did you know that the Emu is the largest bird in Australia? Only second in the world behind the Ostrich.  They are of great importance to the indigenous culture with several of their dreaming stories revolving around …

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A great white shark dorsal fin above the surface of the water.

On the Fifth Day of Christmas I Finally got to see.

Five Great White Sharks,Four Koalas Cuddling,Three Snapping Crocs, Two Red Kangaroos,And a Kookaburra in a Gum Tree The Great White Shark is one of the most feared animals in the world let alone Australia, an underwater predator majority of us are happy to only see with the soothing voice over of David Attenborough. Contrary to popular …

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On the Fourth Day of Christmas I Finally Got to See

Four Koalas Cuddling, Three Snapping Crocs, Two Red Kangaroos, And a Kookaburra in a Gum Tree How many of you lovely readers would like to cuddle a Koala ? It was right at the top of my bucket list when landing in Melbourne. Even though we all call them Koala Bears, they aren’t actually bears …

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A close up of a saltwater crocodiles eye.

On the Third Day of Christmas I Finally Got to See

Three Crocodiles Snapping,Two Red Kangaroos, And a Kookaburra in a Gum Tree. Next up is the deadly, dangerous Saltwater Crocodile! As a child we went on quite a few holidays to Disneyland Florida, I know I was living every child's dream! During our visits we were always aware of the potential crocodiles living in the area. …

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