The Dingo is Australia’s native dog and was first introduced by Aborigines onto the Australian mainland around 3000 years ago. Dingoes hunt in packs and mainly prey on small mammals, marsupials, birds and carrion (rotting meat).

Pure breed Dingoes usually have a red-ginger or sandy-yellow coat with black, white or tan patches on their cheeks, ears and legs. Dingoes with other coat colours or patterns generally indicate breeding with domestic dogs.
The gestation period of the Dingo is about 9 weeks and the female will have about 3-4 pups in a litter. If you register on our site now you will be able to check out our more in depth dingo video along with other australian animals on our australian wildlife conservation video map tours.

The Echidna is a very unique Australian animal that lives in all types of habitat. Given that the Echidna it is one of only two monotremes (the other being the Platypus). A monotreme is a mammal that lays eggs, instead of giving birth to live young. Their diet consists mainly of ants which they catch with a long, sticky tongue and their snout performs a vital role for the Echidna, as they depend on it to sense organisms as small as termites. If their snout is damaged, they are unlikely to recover and possibly won’t survive in the wild.

The Echidna is covered with long black, brown and golden spikes, known as quills, and under these the body is completely furred. These sharp quills are a defense mechanism, which deters their attackers.
Echidnas mate from June to September, and after a 14 day gestation period one egg is laid. The egg is soft-shelled and will hatch after an incubation period of 10 days. The puggle (echidna young) is carried around in its mother’s pouch for 3 months, or until the quills start to develop. To see some really interesting videos now, just register (for free) and click on the map icon on the right hand side of this article and sit back and our Australian wildlife conservation Echidna video map.

Southern Hairy-nosed Wombats are herbivorous Australian animals that live in Semi-arid grass plains and feed on native grasses. By sleeping through the day, wombats are able to conserve a lot of energy and water; and can go without drinking for long periods of time. Although the wombat may appear slow, it can reach speeds of up to 40kph over short distances.

The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat is similar in size to the Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) but has softer grey fur, longer ears and a much broader nose. The thick skin that covers their rump protects the wombat from any predators that may follow it down its burrow.

Wombat breeding occurs throughout the second half of the year with one young being born after a 30 day gestation period. The joey will attach itself to a teat in its mother’s rear-opening pouch where it will stay until it is about 6 months of age. Once the joey emerges from the pouch it will hug to its mother’s heels until weaned at 12 months old. To see more videos on wombats, just register and click on the Australian wildlife conservation wombat video map icon to the right of this article.