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Koala: A Popular Icon
It seems these cute, fuzzy animals make the perfect icons. You can find them on coins, logos, emblems, mascots, they even have sports teams named after them. The koala is the “official fauna” symbol of Queensland, Australia as well as the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland. It is the logo of the Queensland Reds rugby [...]
Posted: September 19th, 2008 under Icons, Interesting Fact, Logos, Mascots, emblems, pictures.
Tags: fauna, Fighting Koalas Triathlon Team, icon, koala, logo, Mascots, rugby
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Koala Clip Art
Royalty Free Koala Clipart found on the internet.
Posted: September 15th, 2008 under art, clipart, koala, pictures.
Tags: art, clip, clip art, koala, koala clipart
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Australia has worst rate of species extinction in the world!
Australia’s rate of species extinction has people concerned about animals native to the country. Peter Garrett, the Environment Minister, has announced they will be assessing the conservation status of about twenty animals with particular interest to both the Tasmanian Devil and the national icon, the Koala. Although, at its last assessment the Koala did not [...]
Posted: August 30th, 2008 under Interesting Fact, News, pictures.
Tags: bushfires, cars, disease, dogs, endangerment, Environment Minister, extinction, government, housing development, koala, Peter Garrett, Tasmanian Devil
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Crows attack koala
It appears that this koala has learned to fly. But under attack from two crows, angered that the cuddly marsupial was too close to their nest, it was forced into an extra-long leap between trees.
Posted: August 28th, 2008 under News, pictures.
Tags: attack, crow, koala, nest
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