September 10, 2011: [Animal Edition] We spent today in the Daintree Rainforest, and saw several cool animals. From skinks (snake-looking lizards) to wild turkeys, to another lizard who assumed we wouldn’t see him if he stayed… very… very… still…
The big winners of the day were a massive 10 foot crocodile in the Daintree River, as well as over 250 kangaroos in a field at sunset. Another funny sighting is the road sign above, which alerts people to slow down in areas where cassowaries are known to be. There are only 1,200 left, so speed bumps are implemented to slow traffic down. One local artist did some sign graffiti to illustrate the point. Well done! :) And speaking of art, check out the 2nd photo. It’s from a crab who balls up sand to make his tunnels. It results in very neat looking patterns on the beach. Since high tide comes twice a day, every 12 hours or so the crab starts all over!
Coolest thing today? All of this was in native environment, no captivity. Tomorrow’s kangaroos and koalas though… that’ll be a different story. :)
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