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Aussie Native Animals

Aussie Native Animals. Where to see them. Estimation: around 330 000 species of Australian native animals ( by Australian Biological Resources Study) http :// au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091125210406AA4Vg81 http ://www.australia.com. Mammal species: 378.

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Aussie Native Animals

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  1. Aussie Native Animals Where to see them

  2. Estimation: around 330 000 species of Australian native animals ( by Australian Biological Resources Study) http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091125210406AA4Vg81 http://www.australia.com

  3. Mammal species: 378 Species of lizards: 300 Bird species: 828 Bird species: 828 marine mammal~ 50 types Fish species: 4000 Snake species: 140 9/10 world most venomous snakes in the world Crocodile: 2 types

  4. Kangaroo Western Grey Kangaroo: commonly found in Western Australia (Perth) http://www.paigntonzoo.org.uk/animals-plants/animals/details/western-grey-kangaroo Eastern Grey Kangaroo: in Eastern part of Australia (Sydney, Melbourne etc) http://bird.net.au/bird/index.php?title=Eastern_Grey_Kangaroo Red Kangaroo: usually found in the centre of Australia (Alice Springs) http://325735006398485727.weebly.com/

  5. Kangaroo • Number of Kangaroo in 2011: 34,303,677 (by Australian Department of Environment http://www.environment.gov.au/node/16759 ) • Description: • - Red Kangaroos: hop as fast as 70 km/h &comfortably travel at 20km/h. • Kangaroos are marsupials (it means they keep babies in the pouch.) Babies in the pouch for about 9 months, before getting out for the first time. • Female kangaroos deliver babies after 1 month pregnancy. • Amazingly, kangaroo can even produce 2 different varieties of milk: one for the newborn baby, and another for the older sibling who still lives in the pouch.

  6. Koala • very lazy animal (sleep about 20 hours/day) • The name from Aboriginal "no drink“. • Nowadays koalas are under special care. Koalas are rare and not very often seen in the wild Places to see Koala: Otway National Park in Victoria or Kangaroo Island in South Australia. http://www.ozshots.com/php/photo.php3?id=256&id_photo=6249&lang=eng

  7. Koala • Australian Government’s assessment: the numbers of koalas in Australia ~ 407,500 but argued by Australia Koala Foundation (AKF) which believe that the real number is less than 100,000 (between 45,000 and 85,000 Koalas) • https://www.savethekoala.com/our-work/deborahs-diary/27th-september-2012

  8. Crocodiles: Tropical Queensland. The freshwater crocodile Rarely growing longer than 2 meters. The diet: insects, fish, frogs, turtles, waterbirds and snakes are the most common diet items. Small mammals that come to drink at rivers. One item not on freshwater crocodile diet list is people. http://www.divethereef.com/guides/AboutCrocs.asp The saltwater crocodile 4 meters in length, males can reach 7 meters in length and weigh over 1,000kg.) Diet: cattle and horses as they come to drink at waterholes, pigs, and even other crocodiles. ***attacks on humans occur and kill them ever year.

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