Wildlife
The wallaby with a purple neck
For a long time after it was first discovered back in 1924 it was assumed that the purple-necked rock-wallabies purple colouration came from encounters with rocks or vegetation.
For a long time after it was first discovered back in 1924 it was assumed that the purple-necked rock-wallabies purple colouration came from encounters with rocks or vegetation.
From the fish that live in the anuses of sea cucumbers, to the crabs that wear sponges as hats.
They walk on their fins, and when they’re in a hurry they trot. Welcome to the strange world of handfishes.
To celebrate 30 years of the marine reserve at Port Stephens, photographer Justin Gilligan snapped some of its weirdest inhabitants.