Wildlife at Uluru

I still haven't seen a kangaroo in the wild yet. They also said we might see a camel at Uluru but I didn't see any. Australia has one of the largest groups of wild camels in the world (around 500, 000). They do have wild dogs there at Uluru that are called dingos. I saw one near the resort and my parents saw a few one night after dark. It is really easy to understand why the animals in Australia would be nocturnal because it is so hot during the daytime. It was really, really hot. Even the water in the pools is hot. The cold water in the sink comes out very warm, too. 

There were also thousands of grasshoppers all around Uluru. Some were normal size and some were huge. They were all over the sidewalks, walls, windows and people. We also saw four different species of praying mantis as well. They were so cool. I did NOT like all the grasshoppers and flies though. We also saw some huge spiders. I did a dot-painting class with my mom and our teacher was an Anangu woman who had an interpreter. It was really cool. 

I will add some wildlife pictures on the next entry.