Vinegar for jellyfish stings
Arbor oxygenation via snorkels
Pokeys are one arm bandits
Cloud stripping happens over rainforest mountains as the trees pull the moisture out of the clouds settling over the tops of the mountains.
Don't clean snake bites. ..wrap arm and place in splint. Medic will swab skin for accurate identification of venom.
Enthusiastic smiles everywhere
Beware of crocodiles on Caines beach.
Many species of trees and plant can desalinte water.
40 tons of sugar cane produce only one ton of sugar.
Cassowary numbers have dropped from 2500 to 1500 in only two years. As the numbers decrease there is more interbreeding resulting in a weaker bird and increased likelihood of extinction shortly. Though they were in the area, we never saw one..
Heart shaped plants used for male initiation rights...ouch
Sassparilla plant turns to soap when rubbed vigorously. ..Aboriginal demonstration
Aboriginal hunting. Rule..only kill the last animal out of the watering hole...that way the others will not associate the place with death and will continue to return ensuring future source of food for hunter.
Takes 4 to 5 days for a koala bear to digest a eucalyptus meal during which time they pretty much sleep to conserve energy.
Pesky flies,WA and AyersRock ...they LOVE the desert heat and are relentless in their quest for moisture from your eyes, nose, mouth...hitchhikers on your back.
Pink lakes
Hot and cold water reversed.....hot on right cold on left
LOOK RIGHT, THEN LEFT!!!!!! when crossing streets
Flying foxes (huge bats...Cairns )
Way Out = Exit
Give Way = Yield ....other road signs (kangaoo, emu, crossing) lots of kangaroo roadkill
Feral cats decimating small desert animals to point of extinction...they are trying to control cats by trapping and killing them.
