Rainforest wildlife tour Port Douglas Daintree Australia.


Daintree Rainforest Wildlife
photographed at Thylogale
by David & Diane Armbrust

Competition between the male pademelons for the breeding rights can at times be quite fierce, often resulting in loss of fur and more serious injuries. Note the heads held back protecting the eyes from the raking claws of the opponent. The purpose of the clinch is to get the other antagonist off balance and to deliver kicks to the abdomen. This fight resulted in the defeat of the resident dominant male who was actually the larger of the two but exhausted from continually defending his breeding rights against younger males.

       

       

       

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