Today we dissected 3 dead echidnas. Two of the echidnas were run over, so the ranger contacted the pelican lagoon reasearch centre (which is where we stayed) to see if they could use them for their experiments. The third echidna was taken out of the freezer to dissect. All of these dead echidnas provide the scientists with interesting information and research.
I was very interested with what Dr Peggy had to tell us about the echidna's however I did not enjoy the actual dissection, I stood around 3 m away and choose not to touch the echidna. A very good learning experience. Today is the last day I will add anymore highlights. I will try to answer your questions tonight but then I am leaving tommorow so I will not be able to contact you.
See you next week
Ms Kelly.
There have been many interesting things that have occured during my trip. Today we went for a beautifual bush walk to a place called Luneet Bay. This beach is around a kilometre away from our main campsite. We travelled through woodlands, shrublands and grasslands and then down to the beach. The lagoon was lovely and very calm as well. Mullet were jumping out of the water and I would of loved to go fishing however you are unable to fish at this location as it is a protected place.
I also went for a bush walk in the arvo to collect data for our experiment, but I got a little lost so we used our compass to go back to the main area. In the evening we were taken to a place called Brown beach, 10km away and we covered our torches with red cellophane so that we do not damage any of the wildlife's eyes and we went looking for penguins in caves and bushes. We found two male penguins and I got to have a look at their wings which are very strong. Tommorow we are dissecting three dead echidnas. Speak to you soon.