Animals of ANU, Canberra, ACT Videos

Videos by Animals of ANU in Canberra. Short videos of some of the animals on the Australian National University campus in Canberra.

These Water Dragons (Intellagama lesueurii) are warming themselves up in the Spring sunshine. They have just come out of their burrows, where they have survived the winter months without food by slowing down their metabolism.
The adult males communicate by licking objects and nodding their heads to warn other males to stay away from their area.

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These Water Dragons (Intellagama lesueurii) are warming themselves up in the Spring sunshine. They have just come out of their burrows, where they have survived the winter months without food by slowing down their metabolism. The adult males communicate by licking objects and nodding their heads to warn other males to stay away from their area.

Common Brushtail Possums are marsupials. Young possums live in their mother’s pouch for about 5 months, and then travel around on her back for 2 months afterwards. Brushtail possums are usually active at night and spend the day sleeping in trees or hollow logs.

Sulphur-crested cockatoos are very loud but they’re not dangerous. They normally eat berries, seeds, nuts and roots. Sometimes they will accept food from people but they have a strong sharp beak so don’t feed them from your hand. They have been known to live up to 80 years!