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Fascinating Wildlife of Australia

Discover the unique animal species that call Australia home, including kangaroos, koalas, platypuses, and more. Learn why these creatures thrive in this isolated continent.

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Fascinating Wildlife of Australia

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  1. Do platypus dingo know you wombat Tasmaniandevil these? echidna

  2. Why do these animals live only in Australia?

  3. Thecontinent had beenseparatedfromotherpartsoftheworldbeforethefirst Europeanssettledhere.

  4. Animal species • over 260 species ofmarsupials / koala, kangaroo, • wombat, … / • over 750 species ofbirds / lyrebird, kookaburra, • cockatoo, parrots, … / • a largerangeofreptiles / crocodile, lizard, snakes / • marinecreatures / dolphin, penguin , shark, 4,000 • species offish /

  5. THE KANGAROO • gangurru in Aboriginallanguages • 60 kinds / theredone = boomer / • - 2,4 m high • - 70 – 90 kg • - jumps more than 4 m • strongbacklegsandthetail • eatsgrassandleaves • has a pouchforits baby • theirfights look like boxing • on theAustralianone - dollar coin

  6. The koala • fromAboriginalwordno drink • in eucalyptustrees • sleeps 18 hours a day • has a pouch on its front • babies are born blind andhairless • babiesspend 6 months in thepouch

  7. Theplatypus • a smallfurrymammal • lives on riverbanks / in waterand on land/ • layseggs • has a duck – likebillandfeet • shutseyesandears in water • on a 20-cent coin Theechidna • babies are bornfromeggs • drinks mother´s milk • catchesfoodwithitslongtongue • eatsantsandtermites • has no teeth

  8. The emu • similar to ostrich • 3 toes on eachfoot • 2 m talland 35 kg • runsveryfast / 50km /hour • cannotfly • on the 50 – cent coin

  9. Birds Thecockatoo • a bigandwhitebird • lives over 100 years • veryintelligent • trained to talk Thelyrebird • lives on theground • has a beautifullongtail • anexcellentimitator/ a crying baby, • a mobile phone, a car engine …/

  10. Whosecrysoundslikesomebody´s laughing ?

  11. Thekookaburra

  12. Do youknow ? • The box jellyfishistheworld´s most poisonousmarinecreature • The Sydney FunnelSpideristheworld´s most deadlyspider / in lessthan 2 hours / • Theinlandtaipanisthe most poisonoussnake • Tasmanian Pine istheworld´s oldesttree / 10,500 years /

  13. Resources: www.en.wikipedia.org/faunaofaustralia www.en.wikipedia.org/kangaroo www.en.wikipedia.org/koala www.en.wikipedia.org/emu www.en.wikipedia.org/platypus www.en.wikipedia.org/echidna www.en.wikipedia.org/birdsofaustralia www.en.wikipedia.org/reptilesofaustralia www.en.wikipedia.org/insectofaustralia

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