Ancient Antarctic Beech trees in Springbrook National Park. These trees grow in wet areas at high altitude where the climate is cooler and the threat of bush fires is non-existent. Due to eons of erosion, their complex root structures have been exposed. Some of these trees thought to be over 12,000 years old.
The Tawny Frogmouth may looks like an owl, but is actually an Australian species. Their unusual plumage has the...
The Australian Pelican is native to Australia as well as New Guinea and western Indonesia. It is a wading...
Rainbow eucalyptus starts with white bark. Once the bark sheds it reveals green bark underneath which changes into other...
Buttress roots stabilize shallowly rooted trees in rain forests where the soil is shallow. They stop the tree from...
Emergents are tall trees that pierce the forest canopy. This specimen has been smothered in a vine that will...
Piccabeen Palms grow near the coast and border region of New South Wales and Queensland. The palm is common...
The laughing kookaburra is the largest species of kingfisher. It is native to eastern Australia but has been introduced...
These subtropical ferns grow near Purlingbrook Falls in Springbrook National Park. They are on a short track that leads...
