australia

Officers on the Mornington Peninsula sprung into action when a kangaroo jumped into choppy waters and got caught in a swell.

Austrians often lament having their European country mistaken for Australia - which is 14,000km (8,700 miles) away - and a kangaroo sighting there may complicate matters. Either way, the animal has been spotted in northern Austria, with no zoos or breeders in the area saying they've lost one.

The Bilby is an endangered marsupial native to Australia. There is a campaign to use him as Australia's version of an Easter bunny to raise awareness of this precious, big eared cutie. 

Steve Irwin was undoubtedly one of the greatest conservationists. From his daring stunts to his incredible tv shows, we have all admired Steve for the kind of person he was. Ever since the start of his Tv Show, The Crocodile Hunter, from time to time we got to see his adorable little daughter, Bindi Irwin. After the tragic demise of her father, Bindi decided to invest all her time into doing what her father did best. Besides, the love and passion for wildlife animals runs in her family. To this day, Bindi still lives and works at the Zoo in Australia. The Irwin family built this Zoo back in the 1970's and they have been running it since. Now, with the help of her mother and brother, Bindi takes care of the Zoo and does everything within her reach to make sure that her Father's great legacy always remains. We have compiled some of her tweets with adventures from the zoo. 

Take a squizz at these grouse memes, mates!

Talk about living your best life! Two and a half years ago, Rich East quit his job, sold all his belongings - including his house - and decided to travel across Australia, in his campervan with his beautiful black cat, Willow. And we could not be more jealous. 

Follow their adventure! 

Meet the dog loving artist who has spent 12 months painting the portraits of 100 shelter dogs.

If you want to see more of Rich and Willow's Aussie adventures, just follow them on Instagram.

Situated in rainforest in tropical Far North Queensland, Tolga Bat Hospital cares for up to 500 orphaned baby flying foxes each year and it will definitely restore your faith in humanity. According to their website, they "started in a very small way in 1990, responding to a story in the local paper. Hundreds of young Spectacled flying foxes had been orphaned by tick paralysis. We took two and the adventure began…". Visit Tolga Bat Hospital's website here (they run tours) and like them on Facebook.

Meet Knickers, Australia's biggest cow. He is apparently so big he cannot be slaughtered so is now living out his days as a "leader" for younger cattle in Australia's Southwest. Check out some of the funniest jokes about this giant creature. 

The United States' embassy in Canberra issued an apology after the US state department distributed a fake meeting invitation with a photo of a cat wearing a blue Cookie Monster outfit. We really think that no apology is necessary in this case.   

Just cause this Father's Day gift out of Australia went hilariously wrong doesn't mean that the story doesn't end with a sweet and satisfying finish. Yes, justice is served. And justice in this case looks like someone getting their money back, WITH INTEREST. Can we also dwell on how demonically possessed that strange little dog tag looks? What the hell happened, man...

Australia's wildlife diversity along with and its quirky sense of humor create some of funniest animal signs ever. 

This text story is both hilarious and will make you hardcore cringe!

Australia is a strange place to us Americans and we have to admit that we don't fully understand your accents, your slang or your food obsessions (Vegemite, anyone?). And so it goes, only the true Aussies will fully understand all of these memes. 

In case you have no idea what the hell all of these slang words and references mean, click here.