The Harpy Eagle, Harpie harpyja, is a Neotropical rainforest species that favors low elevations for finding prey

and large trees for nests. As the most powerful raptor in the world, Harpy Eagles are diurnal (active in the day time) and use their keen eyesight and facial disks to aid in hunting. The facial disk is similar to cupping hands around ears, which focuses sound waves to improve hearing. Unlike most raptors, Harpy Eagles can go up to a week or more without food by feeding on the same kill for several days in a row because their bodies have a higher tolerance for several days old and slightly rotten meat. http://www.peregrinefund.org/explore-raptorsspecies/Harpy_Eagle#sthash.bxnJRcdV.dpbs http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/harpy-eagle The Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, breeds the furthest south of all birds due to a number of specialized adaptions to the cold. The penguins breed on the coast of Antarctica and on surrounding islands, where the most abundant population of Adelie penguins is in the Ross Sea. Adelie penguins are migratory and after breeding, do not return to their colonies until the spring. Juveniles are suspected to travel even further North than adult, while vagrant birds have been recorded as far north as South Georgia, Falkland Islands, Kerguelen, Macquarie Island, Tasmania, Heard Island and the South Island of New Zealand. Their annual cycle can be summarized through the following: fattening up at sea prior to migration, migration to the colonies in October, nesting and chick rearing for approximately three months, migration again in February to resume fattening and then molting from February to March. Of the 17 species of penguins Adelie penguins are the best studied. http://www.penguinworld.com/types/adelie.html http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Pygoscelis_adeliae/ http://www.penguins.cl/adelie-penguins.htm The Little Red Flying Fox, Pteropus scapulatus, is one of the smallest in its genus and can be found throughout Australia in Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. While they are particularly abundant in the north, they have been found as far as Papua New Guinea, and one sighting in New Zealand. http://www.arkive.org/little-red-flying-fox/pteropus-scapulatus/ The Common Wombat, Vombatus ursinus, is found along the eastern edge of Queensland and New South Whale. Alternatively, they are known as the: Naked-nosed Wombat, Island Wombat, Tasmanian Wombat, Forest Wombat and Coarse-haired Wombat. In captivity, the Common Wombat may live up to 30 years, while 12 to 15 years in the wild. Predators of the Common Wombat include the Tasmanian devil, dogs, wedge-tailed eagles and humans. Wombats are among the largest burrowing animals, and are known to build plugs to close off their tunnels as a defense against intruders. They are also susceptible to diseases that

are often difficult to treat in captivity. Interestingly, in the wild, an injured wombat will roll itself on the ground so that soil will stick to the wounded area to allow the wound to heal over time. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Vombatus_ursinus/ http://australianmuseum.net.au/Common-Wombat