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#CritterCorner: The Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) are spectacular birds with a long slim curved bill and a long tail with distinctive tail-streamers. They are also spectacular hunters (did [...]

Given that 26 September was World Cassowary Day, we wanted to shine the spotlight on our beloved Rainforest Gardener – the Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii). Adult Southern [...]

Turns out, despite being called the Common Mistfrog (Litoria rheocola), these beauties are not so common anymore – they are classified as Endangered (EN) Decreasing on the IUCN Red List. [...]

Would you believe us if we told you that there are Kangaroo’s that climb trees in the Daintree Rainforest? Introducing the Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroo and Bennett’s Tree Kangaroo, only found [...]

Rose-Crowned Fruit-Doves (Ptilinopus regina), also known as Pink Cap, Rose- or Red-crowned Fruit-Pigeon, are small, colourful rainforest birds, growing up to 24 cm in length. You can find these [...]

The Amethystine Python (Morelia amethistina), also known as the Scrub Python, is the largest native snake in Australia & PNG. When measured by length or weight, they are ranked #6 on the list [...]

Did you know that the Musky Rat-Kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) is the smallest kangaroo in existence, weighing in at only 620g? And it’s a true blue kangaroo!  If you are quietly [...]

Did you know that the Daintree Rainforest is home to a diverse array of colourful, unique fungi species? Rainforest fungi come in all shapes, colours and sizes and they flourish in the hot, wet [...]

You may have heard of Hercules… but what about Hercules Moths (Coscinocera hercules)? Despite being the largest moth in the world… Hercules Moths don’t eat! Why??? Because they [...]

The Lemuroid Ringtail Possums (Hemibelideus lemuroides)  lives in the Wet Tropics regions of far north Queensland. If you’re in the area, look high up in the trees and you may just see them [...]