What do children like about bunyips now?
They enjoy scary stories about bunyips.
What did Hamilton Hume find?
Some bones.
What is one of the theories about bunyips?
Bunyips....
What did the skeleton look like?
A hippo.
What did people say the bunyip looked like?
It had a long tail, dark fur and terrible fangs.
Where did the bunyip live?
In water holes called billabongs.
Where did Hamilton Hume find some bones?
Near a lake.
Who was Hamilton Hume?
An explorer.
What did the settlers learn about?
A terrible beast called a bunyip.
When did the first European settlers arrive in Australia?
About 250 years ago.
When did the bunyip hunt?
At night.
Why were the settlers afraid at night?
Because they heard noises.