An unbeliever “might exclaim 'surely two distinct Creators must have been [at] work; their object however has been the same & certainly the end in each case is complete'," Doubtless a worm he was watching was very similar to its European counterpart.

The excerpt above was written by Darwin when he was observing a platypus. The diary was written by Darwin in 1836, when he visited Australia.  Despite the fact that he didn’t stay much time in the country, the British Naturalist had registered his surprise with the Australian natural richness.

Isolated from the rest of the world by water, Oceania is constantly called as “Land Down Under”. Australia is biggest island and contains continental dimensions perfect for its own specimen’s development. For thousand years, the local characteristics had constituted and developed their own specimens.  As you can see on FAUNA section, almost 90% of the existing animals in Australia do not exist anywhere else. Its exclusive FLORA was able to survive in a dry environment and poor soil. Extreme conditions like that forced plants and animals to develop and adapt themselves in the most curious manner so they could survive.

Some Australian animals head the list of the world’s most dangerous animals, as many trees and plants became poisonous in order to repulse insects, birds and rodents.

Surprisingly, Australian’s unique biodiversity is a result of the difficulties to mix with other existent specimens around the world.

People and nature

Australian population is very conscious and committed to protect nature.  Understanding how important is to preserve the environment is part of the Australian behavior.

The relationship between people and nature is clear and an example can be watched in the theaters by seeing movies such as Crocodile Dundee, the man who talks to animals. The famous Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin was used to present and exhaustively protect Australian animals despite the fact that was called “hunter”.  He was owner of a Zoo and, a few months of being ennobled as Tourism Ambassador, Steve was killed by a stingray during one of his educational dives for one episode of his TV show.  Finding Nemo screenplay, Academy awarded movie, tells the story of a fish caught in Cairns and is taken to Sydney by a diver. The whole story is about Australian undersea animals and shows in details the Australian diversity.