The Easter Bilby

Happy Easter!

Cadbury chocolate Easter Bilby
(source: Woolworths)

While in Australia, you come across some peculiar animals that exist nowhere else in the world. There is a whole species of marsupials (mammals with a pouch), that are indigenous to the country. One of the lesser known ones is the Greater Bilby, a small rabbit/mouse-like mammal that lives predominantly in central Australia. These poor buggers are on the verge of extinction. The main reasons for the decline in bilby population are habitat loss, competition from feral rabbits and deaths to non-native predators such as cats and foxes, particularily when bilbies range further from their homes during bushfire events.

The Greater Bilby - Macrotis lagotis (photo: Queensland
Department of Environment and Heritage)

Popularized through the story Billy The Aussie Easter Bilby that was written by an Australian woman when she was 9 years old, the Easter Bilby became an icon and sparked several bilby campaigns. For example, in an attempt to raise public awareness to their endangered state chocolate easter bilbies were sold instead of regular easter bunnies (see image). Unfortunately, they are hardly sold anymore. However, there are breeding programs in place and maybe one day the bilby will make a glorious return to the stage of Australian wildlife. In that sense, happy bilby easter everybody!

Catch y'all later!

Jan

Mother's day

Happy Mother's day,

to all the moms out there and particulary to my mom back at home! Hope you all have a great day as this second sunday in May belongs all to you. Unfortunately there is still rain but hopefully that does not spoil the mood too much.

-Jan

Zircon Chronicles Easter Egg!

Hi guys!

Just on a very short notice: I recently finished a small video that we (Herbert and I) recorded in the ski resort using my cellphone. It's not the greatest quality, and definately jittery, but I hope you guys like it. ;)



Have a nice day!

-Jan

Happy Easter!

Good day to you folks!

Yay, once again it's easter time, and children (regardless of what age) are looking for hunting hidden easter treasures, stay at home and enjoy themselves or go to church. Surprisingly overe here people do not tend to stuff themselves with delicious chocolate eggs and rabbits. But that's not too bad, as those sweets would most likely capitulate melt away under the influence of the merciless solar radiation.
To round things up here a few easter joke that I came across:

How does the Easter Bunny stay fit? EGG-xercise and HARE-robics!

How do you catch the Easter Bunny? Hide in a bush and make a noise like a carrot!

Why shouldn’t you tell an Easter egg a joke? It might crack up!


Now if you'll excuse me I'll have some tasty moon pie! See you around!

-Jan