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abstractimals "... there’s a more spiritual side of me that plays around with what animals might look like if they wore their life-force on the outside as colour … my abstractimals range was created in this way…"

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by Graeme Scott
Mount Tamborine, Queensland, Australia

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You can also contact Graeme at his Wildlife for Walls studio:
72 Coomera Gorge Drive, Mount Tamborine, QLD 4272

Or visit, by appointment
0418 971 797

Limited Editions of 300
Poster size (73cm x 53cm)

Giraffes - tallest of all land mammals. (AA00/33)
Like human fingerprints, the markings of a giraffe’s coat are unique to each individual. The patterns act as camouflage to confuse potential predators, while the giraffe’s acute vision and towering height help it to anticipate danger from afar.


Echidna … sharp spines, soft belly (AA00/03 : 84cm x 59cm) Primitive egg-laying mammal, one of only two in the world, both in Australia. Lays eggs like a reptile, but nurses and feeds its young on milk. Also called spiny ant-eater because it eats ants and termites gathered with a long sticky pink tongue. Body is covered by sharp quills to help protect the soft underbelly.

Frill necked lizard – fierce bearded reptile (AA00/07 : 84cm x 59cm) Unusual and rather bizarre reptile also called the bearded dragon. Has a leathery ruff, supported by long bones, attached to its throat and normally gathered close to the body. Famous for its impressive defensive display when threatened. Opens its mouth, hisses loudly, rears on its back legs, rocks side to side and raises its frill like an umbrella.


Gorilla – gentle, social and peaceable (AA00/35)
Largest and most powerful of all primates. The gorilla’s easy-going nature has made it possible for human to mingle with wild family groups, but the greatest risk to it is the human invasion of its habitat.

Emu … dad looks after the chicks (AA00/04 : 84cm x 59cm)
Australia ’s largest bird - doesn’t fly, but can outrun predators and swim. Grows about two metres high and weighs up to 60kg. Has long powerful legs with three large toes on each foot. Male emu sits on the large eggs laid by the female and looks after the chicks. Farmed for meat, oil and leather.

Platypus … once thought to be a fake (AA00/02 : 59cm x 84cm)
One of only two primitive egg-laying mammals in the world, both in Australia. Has webbed feet, long, duck-like sensitive snout, beaver-like tail and velvety fur. Lays eggs like a reptile, but nurses and feeds its young on milk. So unusual that the first stuffed specimens sent to Europe by early settlers were thought to be fakes.

Elephants – largest and most powerful of all living land mammals (AA00/34) A social animal with strong family ties that never strays far from a supply of drinking and bathing water. Entirely vegetarian with a gigantic appetite for grasses, twigs, foliage and fruit – up to 225 kg of food and 136 litres of water a day.

Lyrebird – amazing mimic and show off (AA00/01 : 85cm x 56cm)
Beautiful, elusive, loud voiced and unique to the forests of eastern Australia, the lyrebird is named for the lyre-shaped lacy-plumed tail of the male. An amazing mimic … of almost anything … usually other birds, but also human voices, trucks, trains and even a cross cut saw.

Fairy penguins – world’s smallest (AA00/08 : 90cm x 55cm)
World’s smallest penguins and the only ones to breed in Australia. Torpedo-shaped bodies help them ‘fly’ through the water. Stand upright when on land. Have long toenails, webbed feet and waddle with a strange gait. Usually come ashore at night to burrow and return to the sea about an hour before dawn. Babies hatch from eggs with the parents sharing the care.

Kangaroos – largest marsupial and Australian icon (AA00/05 : 84cm x 59cm) World’s largest living marsupial and probably Australia’s most recognised symbol. Also flies the world on the tail of Australia’s international airline. The “big red” weighs up to 85kg. Smaller relative is called a wallaby. Long feet and long strong tails to help them hop. Young ‘joeys’ are raised on milk in the mother’s pouch.

Koalas – look like bears, but they aren’t (AA00/06 : 84cm x 59cm)
Bundle of fur that sleeps up to 19 hours a day and comes out at night to eat. A marsupial, not a bear. Name is Aboriginal for ‘no drink’, because the koala rarely drinks water. Takes moisture from its diet of gum leaves. Has strong limbs, sharp claws and a remarkable ability to climb trees. The young koala feeds on milk in the mother’s pouch.