Environment Matters Spring/Summer 2021

There’s a koala in your loungeroom eating leaves

Grab your smartphone because there’s some augmented reality fun to be had. Supported on most popular smartphones, Google has enabled a feature that lets you meet various animals when you search for them; you have the option to meet them up close, even in your loungeroom. Search for your favourite animal on the Google app and select 'view in 3D'. You can then select 'meet in your space' to see plenty of wild and wonderful creatures in your kitchen, bathroom or backyard.

There are many great Aussie animals to meet, including some that live in Ipswich. To meet them, search for: Echidna Emu Kangaroo Koala Kookaburra You can also meet different breeds of dogs and even some dinosaurs! Try searching for tyrannosaurus rex or brachiosaurus. Platypus Quokka.

DID YOU KNOW?

Ipswich is home to plenty of frogs and even one species of toad. Of the 130 species of frogs that occur in Queensland, 28 species can be found right here in Ipswich. Check out the free FrogID app for great images, information and to hear the frog calls of plenty of our native species. There’s even a FrogID week for keen froggers to take part in; check the FrogID website for the 2021 dates. If you head out and about looking for frogs (known as ‘frogging’) watch for any that might be under your feet and be sure to not touch frogs. A good rule of thumb, ‘no picking, no licking’. Frogid.net.au

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