Animals
Shark Bay is a region national and international purpose. More than a third of Australia's bird species live here, the six-foot tall emu and the 10cm long zebra finch. At least 100 species of reptiles and amphibians there, such as snakes and dragon lizards.The waters are homes to thousands of fish that surround the coast. Endangered species : Shark Bay mouse Western barred bandicoot Greater bilby Rufous hare-wallaby (Mala) Banded hare-wallaby Shark Bay boodie Woylie Greater stick-nest rat Dugong Humpback whale Woma python Loggerhead turtle Green turtle Leatherback turtle Hamelin ctenotus Spiny-tailed skinks of Shark Bay Malleefowl Rufous fieldwrens of Shark Bay Dirk Hartog Island southern emu-wren Dirk Hartog black-and-white fairy-wren |