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Echidna: small, solitary mammal covered with coarse hair and spines
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The kangaroo is a national symbol of Australia: its emblem is used on the Australian coat of arms, on some of its currency, as well as by some of Australia's well known organisations, including Qantas
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Koala: they live in trees, and they do not like to be on the ground
Koala: they live in trees, and they do not like to be on the ground. They mostly eat leaves, bark and fruit
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Wombat are marsupials
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The Emu is the second-largest bird in the world by height, after its relative, the ostrich
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Kookaburras are best known for their unmistakable call, echoing human laughter
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Canberra is the capital of Australia
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Sydney: the Opera House
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Sydney: the largest city
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Melbourne
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The Australian flag: the Union Jack, the Commonwealth Star, and the Southern Cross.
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The Great Barrier is the world's largest coral reef, the only living thing seen from the moon
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Jellyfish (a poisonous one)
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Starfish or sea-stars
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Sea cow:a large, herbivorous marine mammal.
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Sea turtles: are marine reptiles that inhabit all of the world's oceans except the Arctic.
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Ayers rock (Uluru) is in central Australia)
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Aborigines arrived in Australia around 45,000 years ago
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the oldest continuing tradition of art in the world
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Some paintings are 30.000 years old
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X-ray art shows the skeleton and internal organs of people or animals
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Didgeridoo: an Aboriginal musical instrument
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THE BOX JELLYFISH: stings from these are extremely painful and can be fatal to humans.
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TAIPAN: The taipans are considered some of the most deadly known snakes.
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Due to their size and distribution, saltwater crocodiles are the most dangerous extant crocodilian to humans
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BLUE RING OCTOPUS: No antivenom is available yet, making it one of the deadliest reef inhabitants in the ocean.
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STONE FISH: Stonefish stings in Australia can cause death if not treated
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