1. Desert Diorama
The Gibson
Desert
The Gibson Desert is located in
Western Australian. The Gibson
Desert’s animals are The Red
Kangaroo, Emu, The Great Billy,
Thorny Devil and Camels. The
Gibson Desert was named by
explorer Ernest Giles after
someone on his party (Alfred
Gibson) died on the expedition in
1874. The Gibson Desert is the 5th
largest desert in Australia. Rainfall
in The Gibson Desert, it rains at least 200 to 250 millimeters and evaporation is estimated to be 3600 to
4200 millimeters.
The Feral Camel
The Feral Camel was introduced by India in the 19th
century. Around 10,000 camels were
imported into Australia. The Feral population can double about every nine years. Australia is
the only country where there are herds of feral camels where there was estimated to be
1,000,000 feral camels now living in Australia but now it is said to be 300,000. In 1895 Brophy
Coolgardie, riding a camel called ‘Misery’ broke a world record with 600 kms without water. It
might seem gross, but camel milk is the best milk out there. It has ten times more iron and three times
more vitamin C than cow’s milk… So why aren’t drinking camel milk instead of cow milk? My guess is
probably because cow’s milk tastes better than camel milk.

2. Red Kangaroo
The Red Kangaroo is the largest kangaroo of them all and is the largest mammal in Australia.
Males grow up to the length of 1.3 meters and 1.6 meters. Red Kangaroos travel in groups of 2
and 4. The most common group is females and their joeys. Joeys are born blind, hairless and
only a few centimeters long. Red Kangaroos survive the climate by hopping across the sand, this
protects the kangaroo's feet from the hot sand by decreasing contact with the sand.
Triodia
The Triodia is a strong type of
grass; it can grow up to two
meters in height and three meters
in width. The Triodia covers about
20% of The Gibson Desert. The skin
can break off, which leads to
infections to the plant. Leaves are 30
to 40 centimeters long. In the olden
days, Triodia was used as food.

3. Desert Bloodwood
Desert Bloodwood have a rough bark, leathery leaves, Thick blood red sap and roots that can contain
heaps of water. It is said that Bloodwoods last for several hundred years! They can grow to 8 to 10
meters in height. In a hollow Bloodwood , parrots, owls, bats and possums can breed and shelter from
the rain, wind, summer heat and cold, so they are also less likely to be caught by a predator. In a
drought the Bloodwood drops off a branch to save energy.