Hello Gold Coast Spring 2018 (August – November)
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USEFUL INFORMATION | 120<br />
AUSTRALIAN<br />
RED-EYED TREE FROG<br />
(Litoria chloris)<br />
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The Red-eyed tree frog gets its name from its startling<br />
vivid red eyes. Also displaying colours of green, yellow and<br />
purple, this little guy is super colourful. You would expect this<br />
colourful creature with big red eyes to be easily spotted, but<br />
no, this frog is notoriously good at hiding.<br />
So if you want to have a go at spotting this red-eyed<br />
beauty then grab your hiking shoes and check out<br />
<strong>Spring</strong>brook National Park.<br />
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SHORT-BEAKED<br />
ECHIDNA<br />
(Tachyglossus aculeatus)<br />
The Short-beaked echidna is mighty cute and quite a clever<br />
little creature. These little guys love eating termites, ants and<br />
other soil creatures and use electric pulses in their beaks to<br />
find them. With no teeth it uses its super long sticky tongue to<br />
eat. The spines that run along the echidna’s back are used as a<br />
protection mechanism. When the echidna is threatened, it curls<br />
up into a ball leaving only the spines exposed.<br />
You can visit the Short-beaked echidna at the<br />
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
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