7/21/2019 Australian Animals Fact Sheet

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KANGAROO

- Usually live in groups- Very fast runners

- Gives birth to baby joey who stays in mothers pouch for 5-11 months

DINGO

- Found everywhere in Australia apart from Tasmania- Wild form of the domestic dog

- Live and hunt alone or in pairs or as a small family group

WALLABY

- Smaller member of the macropod family,- Looks like a small Kangaroo

- Australian Rugby Union team are called the ‘wallabies’

KOALA

- Found in South Eastern Australia in trees- Survives only on Eucalypt leaves

- Sleeps 18-20 hours each day

TASMANIAN DEVIL

- Only found in Tasmania- Largest meat eating animal- Nocturnal and lives alone

- Very loud creatures with screaming and growling common

PLATYPUS

- Duck-billed platypuses live 10-17 years and lay eggs- Found in Eastern Australia

- Live by rivers and freshwater lakes where burrows can be dug

- Excellent at diving and swimming

WOMBAT

- Found in South Eastern Australia- Baby wombat remains in mother’s pouch for 5 months

- Only three species of wombat

COCKATOO

- They eat fruit, nuts and insects

- Noisiest of all Parrots-They can live up to 60 years