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Dingo
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/dingo/The Dingo is Australia's wild dog. It is an ancient breed of domestic dog that was introduced to Australia, probably by Asian seafarers, about 4,000 years ago. Its origins have been traced back to early breeds of domestic dogs in south east Asia.
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Australian Magpie
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/australian-magpie/Magies are one of Australia's most highly-regarded songbirds. They have a wide varierty of calls, many of which are complex, and their pitch may vary over up to four octaves.
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Sydney Brown Trapdoor Spider
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/sydney-brown-trapdoor-spider/Sydney Brown Trapdoor Spider, Arbanitis villosus
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Bluebottle
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/jellyfish/bluebottle/The Bluebottle is a common species that often gets washed up onto Sydney beaches in the summer time.
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How do you rate danger?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/how-do-you-rate-danger/Over the past several months we've been developing DangerOz, an app about dangerous Australian animals. How did we work out the Danger rating for each one?
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Bare-nosed Wombat
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/bare-nosed-wombat/Wombats are amongst the world’s largest burrowing animals. They are equipped with powerful limbs, short broad feet and flattened claws. Wombats are primarily grazers and their continuously growing incisors work as efficient cutters of grass and forbs.
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DAW: Day 7 The most dangerous animal?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/daw-day-7-the-most-dangerous-animal/DAW? Dangerous Animals Week, of course! We're featuring a different Australian creature each day.
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Box Jellyfish
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/jellyfish/boxjellyfish/The box jellyfish is a large and transparent sea jelly with a box-shaped bell and up to 60 tentacles in four clumps along the base of the bell.
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Australian Paralysis Tick
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/australian-paralysis-tick/The Australian Paralysis Tick, Ixodes holocyclus, is found in Eastern Australia and is a parasite to native mammals, livestock, pets and even people.
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Sydney Funnel-web Spider, Atrax robustus
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/sydney-funnel-web-spider/Probably the most notorious of all spiders, Sydney Funnel-webs have a fearsome reputation. Most of this is deserved, but some is exaggerated.
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