The terrestrial The terrestrial animals in animals in AustraliaAustralia

The marsupials are animals The marsupials are animals which carry their babies in a which carry their babies in a pouch (like the kangaroo), in pouch (like the kangaroo), in which they grow. Here are which they grow. Here are several examples of several examples of marsupials.marsupials.

The Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus The Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a carnivorous marsupial harrisii) is a carnivorous marsupial now found in the wild only in the now found in the wild only in the Australian island state of Tasmania. Australian island state of Tasmania. It has the size of a small dog but it’s It has the size of a small dog but it’s stocky and muscular. It is stocky and muscular. It is characterised by its black fur, characterised by its black fur, pungent odour when stressed, and pungent odour when stressed, and ferocity when feedingferocity when feeding. It eats . It eats every sort of meat,like every sort of meat,like insects,birds and fish.insects,birds and fish.

The koala lives in The koala lives in Queensland,New South Queensland,New South

Wales,Victoria and South Wales,Victoria and South Australia.It lives, eats and Australia.It lives, eats and

sleeps in eucalyptus trees.The sleeps in eucalyptus trees.The koala lives almost entirely on koala lives almost entirely on

eucalyptus leaves.eucalyptus leaves.

It is broadly similar in It is broadly similar in appearance to the appearance to the

wombat , but has a thicker wombat , but has a thicker coat, much larger ears, and coat, much larger ears, and longer limbs. The koala has longer limbs. The koala has large, sharp claws to assist large, sharp claws to assist with climbing tree trunks. with climbing tree trunks. Weight varies from about Weight varies from about 14 kg for a large southern 14 kg for a large southern male, to about 5 kg for a male, to about 5 kg for a small northern female.small northern female.

The kangaroo is the national The kangaroo is the national emblem of Australia.The kangaroo emblem of Australia.The kangaroo is a nocturnal animal. The is a nocturnal animal. The kangaroo is herbivorous and kangaroo is herbivorous and insectivorous.There are many sorts insectivorous.There are many sorts of kangaroos.Here are severals of kangaroos.Here are severals sorts of kangaroos…sorts of kangaroos…

The red kangarooo is the largest The red kangarooo is the largest surviving marsupial anywhere in surviving marsupial anywhere in Australia. A large male can be 2 Australia. A large male can be 2 metres tall and weigh 90 kgs. metres tall and weigh 90 kgs. Kangaroos are the only large Kangaroos are the only large animals to use hopping as a means animals to use hopping as a means of locomotion . of locomotion .

These shy animals live about 6 These shy animals live about 6 years in the wild and up to 20 in years in the wild and up to 20 in captivity.They are in danger of captivity.They are in danger of

extinction, but they are also extinction, but they are also considered pests.Females have a considered pests.Females have a pouch in which their babies grow pouch in which their babies grow up. The hopping speed for a Red up. The hopping speed for a Red

Kangaroo is about 20–25 km/h ,but Kangaroo is about 20–25 km/h ,but speeds of up to 70 km/h can be speeds of up to 70 km/h can be attained, over short distances, attained, over short distances, while it can sustain a speed of while it can sustain a speed of

40 km/h for nearly two kilometres40 km/h for nearly two kilometres..

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Chloé and Thomas