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kangaroo forester whale humpback wombat northern hairy nosed bilby greater kiwi brown Statistics Threats Fun Facts Name: Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis Location: Tasmania Size: 6.5’; 130 lbs Diet: shrubs, leaves, grass, herbs Habitat: grasslands or open woodlands Threats include hunting, loss of habitat as a result of farming, competition for food with livestock, disease, climate change, and road deaths. They are now protected by law by the Australian Government. Forester kangaroos are the second largest marsupials in the world and can leap up to thirty feet in a single bound. Statistics Threats Fun Facts Name: Apteryx Mantelli Location: New Zealand Size: 16”; 2.8 kg Diet: small invertebrates, seeds, grubs, and worms Habitat: native forests Threats include dogs and ferrets who pray on the adult birds and stoats and cats that prey on the younger birds. Kiwis are the only known birds to have nostrils at the end of their beaks. Statistics Threats Fun Facts Name: Megaptera Novaeangliae Location: Coastal Australia Size: 40-50’; 79,000 lbs. Diet: krill and small fish Habitat: coastal waters, oceans Threats include commercial whaling, entanglement in fishing gear, and ship collisions. It is unknown how humpback whales produce their songs because they do not have vocal cords. Statistics Threats Fun Facts Name: Lasiorhinus Krefftii Location: Central Queensland Size: 40”; up to 75 lbs. Diet: native grasses Habitat: burrows near trees Threats include loss of habitat, competition for food, and the dingo. The Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat is the largest burrowing herbivore in the world. Statistics Threats Fun Facts Name: Macrotis lagotis Location: Central Australia Size: 10 to 20” Diet: seeds, insects, bulbs, fruit and fungi Habitat: burrows in the desert Threats include loss or change of habitat and competition with introduced animals. With large, rabbit-like ears, the bilby has become a popular icon in Australia at Easter. How can you help? Donate: Start a campaign: Adopt an Animal: Make a donation to the Australian Wildlife Association. It does not matter how big or how small the donation; every little bit helps. Start a campaign in your area to help raise awareness about the endangered wildlife in Australia. Sponsor a unique and endangered animal for only 25 cents a day and receive monthly updates about your animal.
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Name: Macropus giganteus tasmaniensisLocation: TasmaniaSize: 6.5’; 130 lbsDiet: shrubs, leaves, grass, herbsHabitat: grasslands or open woodlands
Threats include hunting, loss of habitat as a result of farming, competition for food with livestock, disease, climate change, and road deaths. They are now protected by law by the Australian Government.
Forester kangaroos are the second largest marsupials in the world and can leap up to thirty feet in a single bound.
Statistics
Threats
Fun Facts
Name: Apteryx MantelliLocation: New ZealandSize: 16”; 2.8 kgDiet: small invertebrates, seeds, grubs, and wormsHabitat: native forests
Threats include dogs and ferrets who pray on the adult birds and stoats and cats that prey on the younger birds.
Kiwis are the only known birds to have nostrils at the end of their beaks.
Statistics
Threats
Fun Facts
Name: Megaptera Novaeangliae Location: Coastal AustraliaSize: 40-50’; 79,000 lbs.Diet: krill and small fishHabitat: coastal waters, oceans
Threats include commercial whaling, entanglement in fishing gear, and ship collisions.
It is unknown how humpback whales produce their songs because they do not have vocal cords.
Statistics
Threats
Fun Facts
Name: Lasiorhinus Krefftii Location: Central QueenslandSize: 40”; up to 75 lbs.Diet: native grassesHabitat: burrows near trees
Threats include loss of habitat, competition for food, and the dingo.
The Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat is the largest burrowing herbivore in the world.
Statistics
Threats
Fun Facts
Name: Macrotis lagotisLocation: Central AustraliaSize: 10 to 20”Diet: seeds, insects, bulbs, fruit and fungiHabitat: burrows in the desert
Threats include loss or change of habitat and competition with introduced animals.
With large, rabbit-like ears, the bilby has become a popular icon in Australia at Easter.
How can you help?
Donate:
Start a campaign:
Adopt an Animal:
Make a donation to the Australian Wildlife Association. It does not matter how big or how small the donation; every little bit helps.
Start a campaign in your area to help raise awareness about the endangered wildlife in Australia.
Sponsor a unique and endangered animal for only 25 cents a day and receive monthly updates about your animal.
