Western Australia Museum, Perth

I visited the Western Australia Museum in Perth, and luckily enough for me it is located right next to the bus station.  Entry is free, however they very fervently advise a $2-$5 donation at the museum information desk.  The museum consists of three levels: ground level (which has a range of collections, from Australian insects to jewelry), level one (which explores the history of humans in Australia as well as the animal life), and level two (which houses the museum's meteorite collection).  My camera died somewhere on level one, so I'm only able to show you what I found interesting in half the museum.  If ever in Perth however, do check it out.  Here's the URL:  http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/museums/perth/#perth/getting-here

There are an estimated 475,000 plant and animal species who call Australia home, 80% of which can be found no where else on earth.

Here's the Spectacled Hare-Wallaby

From left to right: Brush-tailed Phascogale, Greater Glider, and the Common Spotted Cuscus

Of course there had to be a dingo.

The Sloth Bear

The Mouse Deer

How clever these Australians are:

 

This is a skull of a Killer Whale.  Sometimes in life, the size of an object astounds you, and this was one of those moments for me.  The picture does not do it justice.

This is the "Golden Eagle", the largest gold nugget found in Western Australia.  It weighs in at 35.326 kilograms; that's 77.7 pounds.