Australia Day is an annual celebration to mark the first arrival of ships in Sydney Cove from Great Britain in 1788. Held on the 26th January every year, Australia Day began as an anniversary dinner for the original colonists, to celebrate the love of the land they lived in. The name ‘Australia Day’ was not used until 1935, but today the anniversary still celebrates everything that’s great about Australia. Here at ARKive, we thought we’d get into the spirit by celebrating some of Australia’s more unusually named critters…

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ARKive Celebrates Australia Day

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