Fauna of Australia in Australia, feeding on sea grass in coastal areas. The destruction of sea grass beds is a threat to the survival of this species. Eleven species of seal—family Pinnipedia—live off the southern coast. Australia and its territories are home to around 800 species of bird; 45% of these are endemic to Australia. The fossil record of birds in Australia is patchy; however, there are records of the ancestors of contemporary species as early as the Late Oligocene. Birds with a Gondwanan history include the flightless ratites (the emu and southern cassowary), megapodes (the malleefowl and Australian brush-turkey), and a huge
Emu (puppet) Danny Mulheron the same director of Paradise Café by the same company. The second series was filmed in Singapore with shots at South Bridge Road Chinatown buildings and more shots at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park. It was shown on CITV with repeats until April 2014. The programme was distributed to other countries and channels TVNZ in New Zealand, Abc in Australia and Playhouse Disney (now Disney Junior) in the US. Emu (puppet) Emu is a puppet emu given to British entertainer Rod Hull in the 1960s while he was presenting a children's breakfast television programme in Australia. Hull adopted the