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Fraser
Island Fauna
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There are 25 species of mammal present on the island. Isolation has ensured that Fraser's
dingoes are the purest breed in eastern
Australia and consequently no domestic dogs are permitted on the island.
One of the most brazen creatures is the
goanna (pictured above). These lizards
find campsites inviting and will rummage
through tents and have been known to climb
onto picnic tables for a feed. Other native mammals wandering the wilderness include wallabies, possums, flying foxes and
echidnas. Dugong feed on the seagrass beds, turtles breed on some island beaches as well as the mainland and each year
tailor make their annual migration to Fraser's rocky headlands to spawn.
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Bird
Life
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Fraser
Island is home to around 230 species of birds - one of the largest and most varied bird
communities in Australia. Along the beaches, you can see dotterels, pied oyster catchers, pelicans, tern and gulls while overhead skies are prowled by magnificent
birds of prey - brahminy kites, white-breasted sea eagles, ospreys and peregrine falcons. The island's heathlands are home to one
of Australia's rarest birds - the ground parrot, as well as honey-eaters, kingfishers and cockatoos. The lakes and wetlands are the
habitat of curlews, jabirus and brolgas.
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