Australia is the land of the pouched mammals (marsupials).
The best known Australian animal is obviously the kangaroo. In contrast
with koalas there are lots of kangaroos in Australia and it's quite easy
to see them in the wild. But don't forget kangaroos are most active after
dusk, and they're usually sleeping during the day. If wild kangaroo's see
people they'll usually run away....be very careful driving a car at sunset,
Kangaroos make a terrible mess if they hit your car (which happens quite
a lot !!).
It's much easier to approach an animal used to seeing people, for example
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Rock wallaby - mini kangaroo |
Red Kangaroos can hop as fast as 70 km/h over short distances, but they usually comfortably travel at 20km/h.
More photos and full story about kangaroos |
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Big red kangaroo | 
Making friends with little wallaby | 
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The Koala is another recognised symbol of Australia.
It's difficult to take koala pictures because they sleep 20 hours a day.
(and they are permanently sleepy because of the chemicals in the Gum leaves).
More koala photos
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Koala is sleeping... | 
...eating... | 
...err... what else? |
No story about Australian animals will be complete without crocodiles.
Read the full story about crocodiles |
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Australia is also a country of possums and wombats.
Possum is cute animal of cat size, it lives on the trees.
More photos of possums
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Possum with delicious apple | 
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Wombat looks a like a little pig. Wombats eat roots, shoots and leaves.
Similar to koalas, wombats have an extraordinarily slow metabolism, which makes them generally a flegmatic and a slow moving animal. When required, however, they can reach up to 40 km/h.
Full story about wombat |
Wombat | 
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It is quite common to see an emu's in Australia.They
are the second largest flightless bird in the world (just smaller than the
Ostrich) but the emu is unchallenged as the stupidest of all creatures. In the tropics you can meet emus cousin cassowary.
More photos of emu and cassowary |
Emu | 
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Emu | 
Cassowary |
Tasmanian devil is unique animal found only in the Australian island of Tasmania. It is a muscular predator the size of a small dog with black fur and large jaw. Devils are famous for appetite, they eat everything that moves: all native and domestic animals including sheep, birds, fish, insects, frogs and reptiles. Devils literally eat everything: not just flesh meat and guts, but also bones and fur.
Full story and more photos of Tasmanian Devil... |
Tasmanian Devil | 
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Dingo is an Australian wild dog. Dingo have some features of a wolf as well as domestic dog. Dingos regarded as a dangerous animal, there were some cases of dingos attacking people, particularly children.
Full story about dingo |
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Dingo | 
Dingo warning sign | 
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beach on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. Have a look on other animals
we meet in South Australia - lizards,
kangaroos, parrots |
Baby seal | 
Youngsters making Trouble | 
Lizard | 
Parrots in a tree |
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Cuttlefish - quite intelligent apparently?
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Shark in Melbourne aquarium |
Pelicans are beautiful birds. Have a look on some more pelican pictures.
Have a look on beautiful butterflys and birds in tropical Queensland.
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