As most of my readers come from America, I’ve decided to post some fun facts about Oz.
Did you know that:
The first police force in Australia was made up of the most well-behaved convicts.
Australian Pioneer Village, courtesy of Nina Matthews, Flickr
If you visited one new beach in Australia every day, it would take you over 27 years to see them all.
Redhead Beach, NSW. Photo by Sacha Fernandez, Flickr
Saudi Arabia imports camels from Australia. Up until recently, we had over a million feral camels in the Outback.
Cable Beach Camels, photo courtesy of Yaruman 5, Flickr
The male lyrebird which is native to Australia, can mimic the calls of over 20 other birds. It can also imitate the sound of a camera, a chainsaw and a car alarm.
Lyrebird, photo by Kim Waring, Flickr
In 1932, the Australian military waged war on the emu population of Western Australia. The emu won.
Emu, photo by Rex Boggs, Flickr
More fun facts next time š
Love these fun facts! Definitely intrigued and looking forward to more of these posts. š
Love this! I had no idea camels were in Australia! Very cool birds too—go emus!
As usual Elizabeth, you delight us with some gorgeous pics – I always look forward to your blog.