Thursday, March 18, 2010

Things Australian

Just wanted to share a few pictures. One of the striking things about Australia is all the indigenous beasties they have. Like Plate Spiders. They're called that because they are the size of dinner plates...

Here's a picture of an Australian house cat. They're not that different from American house cats except the slightly longer aft legs:

















This Saltwater Crocodile was *extremely* well trained and mellow. They also feed him a lot before bringing him out for the photos. Also, I think liability laws are different here than in the States:




























This is a less well behaved "Saltie". He weighs more than 2,200 lbs. They don't let the kids near him:














A bit of civilization: