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Daintree Rainforest

The daintree was our second "real" adventure. Middle of the rainforest, tons of cool wildlife, it was great! Cruising the river we saw huge amythestine pythons hanging in the treelimbs. Some of those pythons are 15+ feet long!
Very important warning. You do NOT want to mess with a big saltie
Very important warning. You do NOT want to mess with a big saltie		 Typical creek in the rainforest
Typical creek in the rainforest		 Crocodylus porosus, our first crocodile! Just a juvie, but a sign of things to come.
Crocodylus porosus, our first crocodile! Just a juvie, but a sign of things to come.		 Buttress roots are always common in the rainforest no matter where you go
Buttress roots are always common in the rainforest no matter where you go
Cassowaries almost exclusively eat a certain type of berry. This food makes their feces VERY easy to identify.
Cassowaries almost exclusively eat a certain type of berry. This food makes their feces VERY easy to identify.		 Possibly the defecator? Dunno, but this is one of 50-odd wild Cassowaries in the area!
Possibly the defecator? Dunno, but this is one of 50-odd wild Cassowaries in the area!		 Daintree River- lots of crocs but saw very few
Daintree River- lots of crocs but saw very few		 Another creek
Another creek
This mound is the nest of a brush turkey
This mound is the nest of a brush turkey		 Rainforest
Rainforest		 Litoria infrafrenata, the white-lipped or giant tree frog
Litoria infrafrenata, the white-lipped or giant tree frog

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