1. Kangaroo
After mating, the 100 cell
blastocyst suspends further embryo growth until
the feed conditions in Australia are good and the
place is not in a drought. This is called Embryonic
Diapause.
When rain finally arrives, the
kangaroo gives birth to a baby “joey”,
which is 1 cm long and crawls into its mother’s
pouch and attaches to a nipple. It grows there for
6 months.
The kangaroo mates one day
after giving birth. Lucky roo.
4. Emu (oh –
did you spot “2” and “3”?)
The other half of the Australian Coat of Arms mates
by successive polyandry.
The “last” male takes full responsibility
for incubating the eggs.
5. Platypus
The Royal Society considered
the first platypus to be a hoax when it arrived
in London in the 18th century.
It is a mammal that lays eggs.
We will show you the platypus
before WCE 2008.
6. Echidna
The other Australian mammal which lay eggs.
Too many spikes to study its reproduction.
7. Crocodile
We are talking saltwater dinosaurs,
which grow to 21 feet/6.5 metres. They lay eggs
on land.
That is quite enough to know. Stay away.
NB: There are no crocodiles
in Melbourne!!
8. Barram undi
The best fish to eat in Australia.
They are true hermaphrodites. Males to begin with,
they morph to females at 3 kg
9. Stingray
Censored!
10. Great White Shark
They birth 2 -10 pups every 2 – 3 years, and
eat stingray, dolphin, anything...
And that is just the animals.
Come to Melbourne and I will tell you about the
humans…
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