On my trip to Emerald , I counted some things.
→[More:]I drove 420k in 3h 20m at an average speed of 139.99 kph (rental cars are cool)
On the road, I saw:
194 dead kangaroos
3 live kangaroos
1 live calf
1 dead wedge-tailed eagle
2 live wedge-tailed eagles
1 live echidna (which very nearly wasn't alive)
1 live unidentifed (but very large - I first thought it was a small Emu until it flew away) bird (which very nearly wasn't alive - thank god for ABS)
Didn't count them, but I estimate at least 2 dead mammals for every dead kangaroo
17 cars going my way (passed them all - note average speed above)
5 road trains going the other way
Didn't count cars going the other way, but there were lots more than those going my way
Listened to Dire Straits, The Eagles, Eric Clapton and George Thorogood (the iTrip is the best invention ever)
As you may have guessed, it was a very boring trip - after the first 5k, I had seen all the scenery there was to see and, if I didn't know better, I could have sworn I was going around in circles.