When IntlMOVE packs your household goods for your international move to Australia, make sure your camera equipment is ready for snapping pictures of unique animals roaming the land and splashing in the water.
The best known Australian animal is a pouched mammal that hops from place to place.
Known as the kangaroo, their powerful legs, large feet and long tail make them the only large animals that use hopping and leaping as a means of getting around.
Kangaroos are quite common but are mostly seen in the wild.
They usually sleep during the day and are most active at night.
Some people say that they will not see a kangaroo for several months at a time but then stumble upon a mob of a couple hundred.
The best way to capture a glimpse of these creatures up close is with a camera because they usually run away at the sight of a human.
Some kangaroos dwelling along beach areas or in wildlife parks are more accustomed to seeing people and are not as frightened.
Even so, it isn’t the best idea to feed or approach the animals.
The kangaroo most people associate with Australia is the Red Kangaroo.
That is because it is largest of the species, most abundant and longest living.
Red Kangaroos are most commonly found among the sands dunes of the desert, in the center of Australia.
In addition, there are lots of kangaroo relatives such as the wallabie, wallaroo, quokka, tree-kangaroo and more.
These kangaroo relatives mostly live in the bush area but they can be spotted on beaches or mountains.
Australia is also a country of other pouched animals, like koalas and wombats, which you can also see after moving overseas with IntlMOVE.
Wombats are funky Australian marsupials that have short legs and a stubby tail.
They basically look like a cross between a large hamster and a small, hairy pig.
They have even been mistaken for badgers.
Recently, excited scientists have witnessed, for the first time, wombat mating rituals.
These rituals include wacky figure-eight dances, bites on the rear and wild backward kicks.
The wombat’s cute and cuddly other pouched friend is the koala.
They live in areas that have vast amounts of Eucalyptus plants.
Koalas live on these bitter tasting plants, which are very high in fiber, hold lots of water and contain many harmful toxins.
Koalas have extra long intestines that allow the harmful toxins and bacteria to break down into a non-threatening substance.
No topic about Australian animals would be complete without mentioning the platypus.
They are found in Eastern Australia.
Platypuses live near freshwater rivers and lakes and swim with their eyes closed.
Once underwater, they typically swim for about two minutes before returning for air.
They are able stay underwater for up to 10 minutes but, oddly enough, they need to be underneath another object because they float right back to the surface.
Many of Australia’s animals are not found anywhere else in the world.
This makes it a truly unique country to move to with IntlMOVE.
After IntlMOVE unpacks your household goods and you are living or traveling in the more rural areas of Australia, remember that you share the highway with these unique creatures and they often cross the roadways.
If you look hard enough you just might catch a glimpse even when you least expect it.
