Echidna at Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park, Kangaroo Island, SA © Maxime Coquard

Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia © Maxime Coquard

Where to meet Australia’s weirdest animals

Frilled Neck Lizard © Tourism Australia

Frilled-neck Lizard © Tourism Australia

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Did you know?

The frilled-neck lizard’s signature “frills” are supported by long spines that connect to the lizard’s jawbone. 

A spotted-tailed quoll in the rainforest of the Atherton Tablelands © FNQ Nature Tours/James Boettcher

Spotted-tailed Quoll, FNQ Nature Tours, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland © FNQ Nature Tours/James Boettcher

Did you know?

At one-metre long, the spotted-tailed quoll is the longest carnivorous marsupial in the world.

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Platypus © South Australian Tourism Commission/ Photographer

Platypus © South Australian Tourism Commission/ Photographer

Did you know?

Platypuses don’t have stomachs. They feed on worms, insect larvae, shrimp — but that food goes directly to their intestines from their gullets.

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Echidna at Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park, Kangaroo Island, SA © Tourism Australia

Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia © Tourism Australia

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Did you know?

Echidnas are named after the mythical ‘Mother of Monsters’, a half-woman, half-snake from Greek mythology.