Wild animals of Outback Australia, Australia

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Outback Australia

Wild animals of Outback Australia

Outback Australia is host to a large variety of wildlife, most of it indigenous, like the large kangaroo and the saltwater crocodile: now a tourist attraction, where from the boat "Adelaide River Queen" they are fed meat and have to jump for it. The Desert Death Adder lives up to its name as one of the most poisonous on earth and there are poisonous spiders too, although the large spider on this page is harmless.

When the whites started to explore the vast interior, they introduced camels, complete with Afghan camel drivers, in the late 19th century. Later released, these camels now form large herds in the Centre and are used in tourist safaris. Donkeys are sometimes seen in remote regions too, as are horses and especially domestic cats gone wild, considered the worst pest in the bush as they tend to kill large amounts of native marsupials and birds.

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