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Photos 7: Lakefield & Daintree

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Lakefield
Lakefield
Lakefield, a seasonal wetlands with numerous billabongs

Kennedy River
Kennedy River, home to Estuarine Crocodiles

Crocodile warning
Estuarine Crocodile swiming along a riverbank

Turtle from Dominique
Sawback Turtle, a common reptile of the wetlands

Goanna
Goanna or Lace Monitor, a large lizard of the bush country

Goanna
Goanna up-close & personal

Python
Children's Python, a snake species harmless to humans


Giant Termite Mound regulates the temperature and humidity of the underground colony

Daintree
Cocoanut Beach from Audrey
Daintree, a remnant of the first rainforests that evolved millions of years ago and perhaps the oldest surviving rainforest in the world

Cocoanut Beach
Cocoanut Beach where the reefs really do met the rainforest

Logger's signs
Daintree was only recently preserved from logging when declared a World Heritage Site

Rainforest walk
Rainforest walk to learn more about the Aborigine conservation ethic

Fire
Fire and its role in shaping the ecology of Australia will also be examined

Daintree warning
Copper Creek offers another chance to view crocodiles

Crocodile
Esturarine Crocodile viewed from the safety of a cruise boat

Crocodile
Crocodile attracted to bait tossed by the cruise operator

 

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