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HABITAT SEASONAL SUMMARY SHEET

Habitat: Nagulu (Sea)

Season: Mankala

Plant life: (Indications of seasonal change, plants growing rapidly, plants flowering, plants fruiting)

Dead wingi (seaweed) and wurrja (sponges) are washed ashore by rough seas.

Animal life: (Animals seen, young appearing, animals fat and skinny)

Gurlibil (Chelonia Mydas- green turtle) and others turtles have moved away from the coast. Their eggs can still be collected.

The Jindirrjindirr (Xenorhychus asiaticus – jabiru) are nesting.

Mirnala (Threskiornis aethiopica- ibis) are predominant.

All of the migratory birds that come during Wilbure will stay until Marul.

Birndany (stingray from the Dasaytididae family) and Jurrawayi (Loxodon macrorchinus- sliteye shark) are still fat.

Wanbiny (jellyfish) are plentiful and are a stinging nuisance.

Sea lice are plentiful on the beach.