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$1.00 Little penguin (Eudyptula minor)
Penguins are fl ightless seabirds that are only
found in the Southern Hemisphere. Little
penguins are found in small colonies around
the southern coastlines of Australia and its
islands (a sub-speciesis found in New Zealand
where they are known as “blue penguins”).
The bird’s other name, “fairy penguin” is
better suited to the magical sight of these miniature
treasures walking up the shore and back
to their burrows at dusk.
Although the best known spot for viewing
these birds is the Penguin Parade at Victoria’s
Phillip Island Nature Park, breeding colonies
can be found along the southern coast of
Australia, as far north as South Solitary Island
NSW (near Coffs Harbour) as far west as the
Shoalwater Island Group near Perth WA, and as
far south as Bruny Island TAS.
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13 July 2004
$1.45 Clown anemonefi sh (Amphiprion
percula)
These small, bright orange fi sh are just one of
the many colourful sea creatures that draws
visitors to the Great Barrier Reef.
The reef is one of the world’s natural
wonders. It contains the largest coral reef
ecosystem with 400 types of coral, 1500 species
of fi sh and 4000 types of mollusc. The reef is
the habitat of threatened species such as the
dugong and large green turtle.
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