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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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