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Charm Dimensions: 4cm x 4cm (4mm thickness)
Eco-friendly Materials: FSC-certified, responsibly sourced Cherry/Maple/Birch/or Walnut veneered MDF (exact wood species subject to availability).
Design: UV resistant, high saturation, matte finish, single-sided design.
Hardware: Stainless-steel lobster clasp with O ring attachment.
Additional Charms: Ulysses Butterfly & Jungle Collection logo tag.
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The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is one of Australia’s most extraordinary creatures, combining a duck-like bill, beaver-like tail, and webbed feet. Measuring around 38–60 cm in length and weighing up to 3 kg, males are often larger than females. A semi-aquatic monotreme that lays eggs, the platypus is found across eastern Australia and Tasmania, relying on clean rivers, streams, and billabongs.
It is equipped with dense, waterproof fur for insulation, a broad, flat tail used for steering and fat storage, and highly sensitive electroreceptors in the bill that detect prey. Platypuses hunt underwater with their eyes, ears, and nostrils closed, feeding on insect larvae, worms, yabbies, and small crustaceans.
Breeding is unique: females lay eggs in burrows dug into riverbanks and feed their young with milk secreted through openings in the skin. Males have venomous spurs on their hind feet, which they use defensively, particularly during the mating season.
Platypus populations are declining due to habitat loss, water pollution, dams, and predation, and the species is considered Near Threatened. Despite this, it remains an enduring emblem of Australia’s wild heritage.
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The Ulysses Butterfly (Papilio ulysses) is Queensland’s favourite butterfly and the emblem of tourism across the Cairns region and Far North Queensland. This large swallowtail has a wingspan of up to 13 cm and is characterised by its iridescent electric-blue wings, which flash brightly in flight.
Ulysses butterflies are elusive, darting through the rainforest in a fast, erratic manner to avoid predators. These flying habits add to the butterfly’s majestic charm, as they flicker flirtatiously through the rainforest in glimmers of electric blue that delight the eye.
They have a relatively short life cycle, living in their butterfly form for only two to four weeks before their wings tire. The Ulysses Butterfly is found across Queensland, Australia, as well as in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.
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- Keep in a cool, dry location.
- Handle with care.
- Do not get wet.
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- Cairns Local: Designed and assembled in Cairns by artist Jenna Minchin: Owner of The Jungle Collection, Cairns local of 13 years, established artist and regionally recognised entrepreneur.
- Support Small: We operate from our retail store in the heart of Cairns city, in Oceana Walk Arcade (since Sept 2024). To keep our focus small & sustainable, we only hold small quantities of stock, choosing to create small batches of products to respond to demand.
- Sustainably Focused: To honour the Rainforest and the wildlife within it, we strive to use ethical, sustainable and responsibly sourced materials for our products (when possible, to do so). This includes responsibly sourced wood, recycled acrylic, reclaimed steel and recycled papers. More information on this can be found in our policy page.
