Animals ofAnimals of AustraliaAustralia

KangarooKangaroo

There are 60 There are 60 kinds of kinds of kangaroo in kangaroo in Australia. The Australia. The biggest one is biggest one is the red the red kangaroo. It can kangaroo. It can be more than 2 be more than 2 metres tallmetres tall

DingoDingo

Dingoes are dog-Dingoes are dog-like animals that like animals that live in Australia. live in Australia.

KoalaKoala

The Koala is a small The Koala is a small marsupial that lives marsupial that lives in eucalyptus (gum) in eucalyptus (gum) trees in Australia. trees in Australia. These animals These animals spend 18 to 20 spend 18 to 20 hours each day hours each day resting and resting and sleeping. They are sleeping. They are social animals who social animals who live in territories.live in territories.

KookaburraKookaburra

The Kookaburra is The Kookaburra is a large bird. Its a large bird. Its call sounds like call sounds like human laughter. human laughter. Kookaburras are Kookaburras are carnivorous. They carnivorous. They eat lizards, eat lizards, snakes, insects, snakes, insects, mice, other small mice, other small birds, and raw birds, and raw meat.meat.

WallabyWallaby

They are small- to They are small- to medium-sized medium-sized kangaroos. There kangaroos. There are 30 different are 30 different types of wallabies types of wallabies that live in many that live in many types of habitats, types of habitats, including rocky including rocky areas, grasslands, areas, grasslands, forests and swamps.forests and swamps.

WombatWombat

Wombats are Wombats are Australian marsupials; Australian marsupials; they are short-legged, they are short-legged, muscular quadrupeds, muscular quadrupeds, approximately 1 approximately 1 metre (39 in) in length metre (39 in) in length with a very short with a very short tail.Wombats dig tail.Wombats dig extensive burrow extensive burrow systems with rodent-systems with rodent-like front teeth and like front teeth and powerful claws. powerful claws.

AboriginesAborigines

Aborigines lived Aborigines lived in Australia for at in Australia for at least 12,000 least 12,000 years before they years before they appeared in appeared in Europe.Europe.