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AUSTRALIA. NATURE. GENERAL INFO. diverse and interesting nature unique animals the varying and often harsh climatic differences the wildlife has evolved in isolation 55 million years ago belonged to Gondwanaland (was almost completely covered in rainforest). CLIMATE.
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AUSTRALIA NATURE
GENERAL INFO • diverse and interesting nature • unique animals • the varying and often harsh climatic differences • the wildlife has evolved in isolation • 55 million years ago belonged to Gondwanaland (was almost completely covered in rainforest)
CLIMATE • Australia offers extreme variations in climate • November-March (hot everywhere; wet season in the north of Australia) • April-September (occasional rain in the south) • June-August- winter (skiing season in the southern parts) • September-November (the Australian wildflowers in central and western parts)
ANIMALS • dingo • grey kangaroo • koala • wallaby • wombat • platypus • echidna
BIRDS • kookaburra • rainbow lorikeet • sulphur-crested cockatoo • wedge-tailed eagle • black cockatoo • black swan • cassowary • emu
FLORA • acacias • boab • cabbage palms • desert oak • eucalyptus • melaleucas
SEALIFE • dolphins (bottlenose dolphin)