Archive for the ‘Aussie Wildlife’ Category

By popular vote, the winning caption was Since Rod Hull passed away Emu had let himself go. Well done Ken W in the UK, your little Emily the Emu will be off to you shortly, we hope you love him!

If you missed out on winning our cute little plush toy emu – check out Emily here!

Welcome to our next caption competition on Australian Native T-Shirts Blog! The caption that tickles everyone’s fancy the most will win a stuffed toy kangaroo delivered directly to your door!

Here is the picture we’re asking for submissions on:

It’s a very cute picture of an Australian Kangaroo – good luck with your entries! The competition starts on November 1st 2009 and ends on 21st of November 2009.

The prize for this competition is a plush toy kangaroo called Monty that retails for $23.65 – it will be shipped via registered post Australia wide or Airmail worldwide.

No purchase is required for entry into this competition, simply send us your caption as a comment and provide a valid email address so we can contact the winner for their shipping details. Your email address will not be sold or redistributed under any circumstances. The winner will be chosen by a poll on the blog with the top 5 captions of our choosing for visitors to vote on. The poll will be put up on November 22nd. The winner will be announced on the 1st of December by first name and suburb only – privacy is important to us at Australian Native T-Shirts and your details will not be shared with anyone.

The Prize!

Contest now Closed

Thanks to everyone who entered the October Caption Competition, again we saw some great entries and it’s hard to narrow them down to a few. We have selected the top six for voting.

Voting closes on 31st October at 6.00pm (AEDT) and only one vote per person but feel free to let others know about the voting and don’t forget to join in next month’s caption competition which starts on November 1st! What’s on offer with the new competition? You’ll have to come back to find out

Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.

Kookaburras

• Kookaburras use their laughing call to defend their territories and guard their mates.
• Their laugh is one of the most familiar sounds of the Australian bush.
• Early European settlers in Australia called them the “settlers’ clock”, because of their loud laughing choruses every morning.
• They are common around picnic areas, where they can steal food from unguarded tables – or even right off the grill.
• They can catch and kill snakes in the bush.
• In urban areas they also hunt mice and rats.
• They can live for more than 20 years and have the same mate for life.
• Young kookaburras stay with the family for several years. Family groups of more than 6 are common.
• Their greatest threat in surburbia is from the loss of trees due to development.

Check out our selection of great kookaburra plush toys, pewter figurines and pins – click here to purchase kookaburra products.