Biodiversity #2 – eels are fish but their dorsal fin and anal fins are joined to their caudal (tail) fin; and also, they don’t have scales like fish – but instead a mucous coating over their skin
Biodiversity #1 – The turtle: lives in water but breathes air. Doesn’t lay its eggs in water – it comes back to the beach where it was born to lay its eggs
To celebrate biodiversity in the marine life of Australia we’ll be bringing you a pretty diverse selection of aquatic critters from around the region – a new one each day.
One of nature’s wildest sexs shows hit the Great Barrier Reef last night and unabashed voyeurs turned out in droves to watch this incredibly rare event…