Chapter 707 - 297: The Journey to Australia_3
About ten thousand years ago, before the end of the Ice Age, Tasmania Island was connected to the Australian Continent. As the Ice Age concluded, melting snow flooded the land bridging the two, forming the Bass Strait.
Because Tasmania remained unconnected to the Australian Mainland, its development was slower, and thus it has retained much of its original character. The natural scenery is quite exceptional.
It has also preserved some ancient species, such as the remarkable duck-billed platypus.
This creature is an egg-laying mammal, considered one of the most ancient mammals, an incompletely evolved mammal.
With a bill and feet like a duck’s, and a body and tail like a beaver’s, it’s aptly named the duck-billed platypus.
But the duck-billed platypus is not the only egg-laying mammal; there’s also the echidna, which is similarly an egg-laying mammal, a staunch opponent in the evolution debate.
However, Lin Yang and his companions had come this time mainly for fishing, and were not particularly interested in the local scenery and species. Taking a cursory glance along the way was fine, but there was no need for a special trip.
Australia has a time difference of three hours from home, which hardly affects those coming from the home country. But the completely opposite seasons are indeed a marvel to everyone!
While waiting inside the airport, they hadn’t felt much, but upon exiting the airport, they were greeted with the full force of summer.
After all, it was winter back home by this time, and in the North, some places were even starting to ice over and snow.
Once they arrived at the hotel, everyone quickly changed into floral shorts and shirts, perfectly embodying a tropical style of dress.