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Inland Broad-nosed Bat
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/bats/inland-broad-nosed-bat/Inland Broad-nosed Bat
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‘Dinosaur’ Gold Nugget
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/dinosaur-gold-nugget/This gold nugget, worn smooth by the action of water, has an uncanny resemblance to a prehistoric reptile, and has been called the ‘Dinosaur’ gold nugget.
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Southern Bottlenose Whale
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/southern-bottlenose-whale/The Southern Bottlenose Whale was described by William Flower in 1882 from a beach-worn skull found on Lewis Isle in the Dampier Archipelago of north-western Australia. This remains the most northerly record for this species.
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Brahminy Kite
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/brahminy-kite/Brahminy Kites have weak feet so, although they have long, sharp curved claws, they cannot take large prey. However they are expert at snatching prey in flight.
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Bourke's Parrot
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/bourkes-parrot/Another name for Bourke's Parrot is 'Night Parrot', as it will fly into watering places at night. However it is not to be confused with the real, and extremely rare, Night Parrot, Pezoporus occidentalis.
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Australian Pratincole
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/australian-pratincole/The Australian Pratincole is also known as 'Roadrunner'. On the ground, it is like a plover, running and darting along on its long legs catching insects. However, in flight it is more like a tern, flying elegantly with long, narrow wings.
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Bark canoe from New South Wales
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/cultural-objects/indigenous-bark-canoe-from-new-south-wales/Aboriginal bark canoe from the north coast of NSW
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Gracile Saury, Saurida gracilis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/gracile-saury-saurida-gracilis/Gracile Saury, Saurida gracilis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
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