Cryptic Gallery

Blood mistletoe (Amyema sanguineum)

Blood mistletoe (Amyema sanguineum), grows only on eucalypts, imitates eucalyptus leaves. Depends on Mistletoe birds for seed dispersal.. Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

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Aboriginal Food Plants, Australian, Cryptic, Fruit Eaten By Aborigines, Host Parasite Resemblance, Loranthaceae, Mimicry, Mistletoes, Plants, Protective Mimicry, Semi Parasite, Semi Parasitic, World Heritage Area

Whites seahorse (Hippocampus whitei)

White's seahorse (Hippocampus whitei), emerging from the branches of a soft coral tree (Dendronephthya sp.). Grows to 20 cms and is very common in Sydney Harbour, often found attached to rings of shark-proof swimming enclosures. Australian endemic occurring from southern Queensland to southern Victoria and in parts of south Australia. Nelson Bay, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia

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Pearson Island rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis pearsoni)

Pearson Island rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis pearsoni), once only on Pearson Island, but animals were introduced to Wedge and Thistle Islands and now there are between 1000 and 1200 altogether. Thistle Island, Pearson Group off Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

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Agile, Animal, Arid Climate, Australian, Black Footed Rock Wallaby, Brushy Tail, Colonial, Coloration, Conservation Success Story, Cryptic, Desert Animal, Diprotodontia, Endangered, Fauna, Kangaroo Family, Macropodidae, Mammal, Mammalia, Marsupial, Metatheria, Nocturnal, Petrogale, Pouched, Rare, Rarely Drinks, Removed From Vulnerable List, Rock Wallaby, Rocky Habitat, Semi Arid Climate, Shy, Species, Subspecies, Vulnerable, Warru, Waru, West Australian Rock Wallaby, Wildlife