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MAKING THE PARRAMATTA RIVER SWIMMABLE AGAIN BY 2025
POWERFUL OWL (Ninox strenua)
1 5OFHAVE YOU SEEN ME?
Original illustrations by Marc Thum
OURLIVINGRIVER.COM.AU/OUR-MASCOTS
Did you know?The Powerful Owl is the only owl in Australia that hoots like in books – “whoo hoo” – rather than screeching.
Mascots of the Parramatta River
MAKING THE PARRAMATTA RIVER SWIMMABLE AGAIN BY 2025
BAR-TAILED GODWIT (Limosa lapponica)
2 5OFHAVE YOU SEEN ME?
Original illustrations by Marc Thum
OURLIVINGRIVER.COM.AU/OUR-MASCOTS
Did you know?The Bar-tailed Godwit has the longest recorded non-stop bird flight on the planet, having been tracked flying over 11,000 km from Alaska to New Zealand in only 8 days.
Mascots of the Parramatta River
MAKING THE PARRAMATTA RIVER SWIMMABLE AGAIN BY 2025
SOUTHERN MYOTIS (Myotis macropus)
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Original illustrations by Marc Thum
OURLIVINGRIVER.COM.AU/OUR-MASCOTS
Did you know?The Southern Myotis only weighs up to 15 grams and is also known as the Large-footed Myotis due to its disproportionately large feet, which are more than 8mm long with widely-spaced toes.
Mascots of the Parramatta River
MAKING THE PARRAMATTA RIVER SWIMMABLE AGAIN BY 2025
STRIPED MARSH FROG (Limnodynastes peronii)
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Original illustrations by Marc Thum
OURLIVINGRIVER.COM.AU/OUR-MASCOTS
Did you know?The male Striped Marsh Frog’s call is a loud “tock” or “whuck”, resembling the sound of a tennis ball being struck.
Mascots of the Parramatta River
MAKING THE PARRAMATTA RIVER SWIMMABLE AGAIN BY 2025
EASTERN LONG-NECKED TURTLE (Chelodina longicollis)
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Original illustrations by Marc Thum
OURLIVINGRIVER.COM.AU/OUR-MASCOTS
Did you know?Commonly known as the “stinker”, the Eastern Long-necked Turtle omits an offensive smelling fluid from its ‘armpits’ and groin when threatened or disturbed.
Mascots of the Parramatta River