Australian Animals
Australian Animals
Mammals There are three types of mammals
Most mammals are from the Placental group
Mammals But there are two other types of mammals
Monotremes
Marsupials
And Monotremes and Marsupials are mostly found in Australia!
MarsupialsA marsupial is a type of mammal found only in Latin
America and Australasia
Marsupials are distinctive to other mammals (such as Humans)
because they keep their young in a protective pouch which contains
mammary glands (milk sacks)
Herbivore Marsupials
Kangaroos
Kangaroos are the largest species of marsupial
There are more Kangaroos than people in Australia
They live in all regions of the nation even the desert
They are the only large animal to use hooping to
movehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L0YNsvZYNQ
Wombat
Wombats are short, muscular marsupials.
They are mainly nocturnal, emerging at night to feed on grasses,
herbs, bark, and roots.
They dig extensive tunnels to live in during the day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE82eFD7AjI
Koala
Koalas think with their stomach!
They sleep up to 18 hours a day and only wake to eat more.
They rarely leave their trees, even to get a drink.
They get water from the Eucalyptus leaves they eat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0cAx1jLbJk
Possum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnjpniYAg-o
Possums are nocturnal and very talented climbers
They are very vocal they make a lot of noise a whole range of
clicks and hisses
They are very naughty: they like to steal peoples food
The Carnivorous Marsupials of Tasmania
Tasmanian Devil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9iZvr3B_sA
Devils are carnivorous scavengers
They have a strong appetite and can eat up to 40% of their body
weight in a day
Despite their fierce reputation, Devils are normally not a
danger to people
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Tasmanian Tiger - ExtinctOddly, the Tasmanian tiger looked and
acted like a strange combination of a wolf and a tiger. However, it
is genetically not related to either.
The last one died in 1936. They were hunted during the early
20th Century.
Monotremes
What is a monotreme?
MonotremesThey are mammals that lay eggs!
They are a rare type of mammal that is not viviparous
The PlatypusOne of the worlds strangest animalsBritish
scientists thought the first examples they received were jokes!
The Platypus
Lay eggs like a reptileHave no stomachHave no nipples but still
feed their young milkAre born with teeth and then permanently lose
them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6QHzIJO5a8
Reptiles
Crocodilian
Australia has the Largest species of Crocodile, the saltwater
crocodile
They are the largest reptiles, weighing 1000kgs and growing up
to 6 meters long
They kill an average of one or two people a year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q7vNOK26Cc
Venomous SnakesThe Eastern Brown Snake and Tiger Snake
Both are deadlyThe Brown Snake, common in Canberra, are highly
aggressive.Their venom can cause paralysis or death.
Other reptiles
Blue Tongue Lizard
Goanna
Frill-necked Lizard
Birds
Emu
An Emu is a Australian flightless Brid
Weighing up to 60kg, and Its the second largest bird on earth
after the Ostrich
Despite this weight, they can ran up to 50kmh
They have two sets of eyelids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGyG1ZiG8_o
Kookaburra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXA0-YAoo9Q
Their laugh is how they mark their territory
