AUSSIE NATIVE ANIMALS WHERE TO SEE THEM
Estimation: around species of Australian native animals ( by Australian Biological Resources Study)
Mammal species: 378 Bird species: 828 Species of lizards: 300 Fish species: 4000 Snake species: 140 9/10 world most venomous snakes in the world Crocodile: 2 types Bird species: 828 marine mammal~ 50 types
KANGAROO Eastern Grey Kangaroo: in Eastern part of Australia (Sydney, Melbourne etc) Western Grey Kangaroo: commonly found in Western Australia (Perth) plants/animals/details/western-grey-kangaroo Red Kangaroo: usually found in the centre of Australia (Alice Springs)
KANGAROO Number of Kangaroo in 2011: 34,303,677 (by Australian Department of Environment ) Description: - Red Kangaroos: hop as fast as 70 km/h &comfortably travel at 20km/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.
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.
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) diary/27th-september-2012
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. 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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