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tropicmods) wrote2011-12-01 11:33 am
tropicmods) wrote2011-12-01 11:33 am
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CREATURES
NORMAL CREATURES
MARSUPIALS
Eastern Grey Kangaroos
Red Kangaroo
Rock Wallabies
Ringtail Possums
Brushtail Possums
Tasmanian Tiger
Euro
Smaller than a kangaroo, but bigger than a wallaby, this is one of the largest nocturnal macropods. Curiously, in direct contrast to its cousins, it prefers rocky hills and caves than the open plains and forest that they like.
Standing about a metre tall, they have a distinct body profile and short, rough hair. There’s enough meat on one of these guys to last for three days at a stretch. Of course, the trick is to get the meat to last that long...
Thylacoleo
This is a tough little bastard that you definitely do not want to mess with. With the most powerful bite strength of any marsupial, it can easily shatter bones and shear flesh. Oh, and did we mention that it lives in trees?
Although it has carnivorous tendencies, it is also an omnivore. Which means it will attempt to eat anything it can. It is deadly if you’re stupid enough to walk under the tree that they’re inhabiting, but merely dangerous if you take sufficient care. They are also highly territorial.
MAMMAL
Dingo
These dogs - yes there are native mammals - roam about in packs from roughly seven to twenty-five animals. Cunning predators, they willingly band together to intelligently take down much larger and much more dangerous prey.
Pups can be domesticated, but good luck smuggling one out from under the collective noses of the pack, as these guys have an incredibly sharp sense of smell, and are great trackers. They also cannot bark, but instead howl.
REPTILES
Freshwater Crocodiles
Saltwater Crocodiles
Eastern Brown Snake
Red Bellied Black Snake
One of Australia’s most distinctive snakes. It has a red belly and black back, just as the name states, and while very poisonous (and certainly deadly without the antivenom), it is also one of the more timid snakes, and when startled, will actually try to escape rather than bite first, ask questions later.
Like all snakes, it tastes like chicken when cooked, and can grow to a length of two metres.
Taipan
BURDS
Magpies
Crows
Peewees
Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
Kookaburra
SUPERNATURAL CREETERS
Drop Bears
Fearsome creatures distantly related to the koala, they smell like eucalypts, piss, and beer. The only way to avoid getting attacked by them is to smear vegemite behind your ears and to wear a large pointy hat, so that when they drop down onto you, they spear themselves on the hat, and are then poisoned by the vegemite, which is anathema to them.
Some preliminary studies show that teasing one's hair and ornamenting oneself with copious amount of cutlery may also keep these dangerous creatures away.
Yowies
Bunyip
Hoop Snake
Found almost exclusively on wide flat plains, the hoop snake is a curious beast. When it has grown to maturity, it rears up and bites onto its own tail, before it starts to roll along the plains, just like a hoop.
They’ve been clocked at 30km/h on the flat, but when going down hills they can outstrip a car in speed. They kill you by unrolling at the last minute and stabbing you with their poisonous tails - the only way to avoid dying is to hide behind a tree, so that the tree takes the mortal blow for you.
MARSUPIALS
Eastern Grey Kangaroos
Red Kangaroo
Rock Wallabies
Ringtail Possums
Brushtail Possums
Tasmanian Tiger
Euro
Smaller than a kangaroo, but bigger than a wallaby, this is one of the largest nocturnal macropods. Curiously, in direct contrast to its cousins, it prefers rocky hills and caves than the open plains and forest that they like.
Standing about a metre tall, they have a distinct body profile and short, rough hair. There’s enough meat on one of these guys to last for three days at a stretch. Of course, the trick is to get the meat to last that long...
Thylacoleo
This is a tough little bastard that you definitely do not want to mess with. With the most powerful bite strength of any marsupial, it can easily shatter bones and shear flesh. Oh, and did we mention that it lives in trees?
Although it has carnivorous tendencies, it is also an omnivore. Which means it will attempt to eat anything it can. It is deadly if you’re stupid enough to walk under the tree that they’re inhabiting, but merely dangerous if you take sufficient care. They are also highly territorial.
MAMMAL
Dingo
These dogs - yes there are native mammals - roam about in packs from roughly seven to twenty-five animals. Cunning predators, they willingly band together to intelligently take down much larger and much more dangerous prey.
Pups can be domesticated, but good luck smuggling one out from under the collective noses of the pack, as these guys have an incredibly sharp sense of smell, and are great trackers. They also cannot bark, but instead howl.
REPTILES
Freshwater Crocodiles
Saltwater Crocodiles
Eastern Brown Snake
Red Bellied Black Snake
One of Australia’s most distinctive snakes. It has a red belly and black back, just as the name states, and while very poisonous (and certainly deadly without the antivenom), it is also one of the more timid snakes, and when startled, will actually try to escape rather than bite first, ask questions later.
Like all snakes, it tastes like chicken when cooked, and can grow to a length of two metres.
Taipan
BURDS
Magpies
Crows
Peewees
Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
Kookaburra
SUPERNATURAL CREETERS
Drop Bears
Fearsome creatures distantly related to the koala, they smell like eucalypts, piss, and beer. The only way to avoid getting attacked by them is to smear vegemite behind your ears and to wear a large pointy hat, so that when they drop down onto you, they spear themselves on the hat, and are then poisoned by the vegemite, which is anathema to them.
Some preliminary studies show that teasing one's hair and ornamenting oneself with copious amount of cutlery may also keep these dangerous creatures away.
Yowies
Bunyip
Hoop Snake
Found almost exclusively on wide flat plains, the hoop snake is a curious beast. When it has grown to maturity, it rears up and bites onto its own tail, before it starts to roll along the plains, just like a hoop.
They’ve been clocked at 30km/h on the flat, but when going down hills they can outstrip a car in speed. They kill you by unrolling at the last minute and stabbing you with their poisonous tails - the only way to avoid dying is to hide behind a tree, so that the tree takes the mortal blow for you.