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Australia’s greater glider, the clumsy possum
Part of the ringtail possum family, this greater glider lacks the typical prehensile tail
Part of the ringtail possum family, this greater glider lacks the typical prehensile tail
Each year, up to about 120 million red crabs (Gecarcoidea natalis) scuttle to the sea from the forest across Christmas Island in an effort to mate. It is a commute which overwhelms the island – the 135sq.km Australian-owned island, located in the Indian Ocean 2600km northwest of Perth, has just over 2000 human inhabitants.
Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) on the hunt for some grub!