RARE PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA. INTRODUCTION Australia has many endemic species of rare plants...

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RARE PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA

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RARE PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA

INTRODUCTION

• Australia has many endemic species of rare plants and animals.

• Some of animals are kangaroos, platypuses, dingos, tuatara lizards and koala bears

• Some of rare plants are Australian eucalyptus and bamboo .

KOALAS An animal that looks like

a bear.

Very endangered animal.

Its fur is very expensive

and because of that it is

hunted a lot

The koala eats

eucalyptus and that is

its only food.

DINGO

Animal that looks

like a dog.

It is used for

hunting in wild

Their number has

increased over years.

It arrived with

people from Asia

PLATYPUS A very strange animal.

It’s a type of hybrid

between a mammal

and a duck.

It spends his day in

water.

Lives only in Australia

and New Zealand.

KANGAROO

Marsupial.

It carries its baby in a

pouch.

its moving is jumping

on its long legs.

We can say it uses his

tail as the fifth leg.

TUATARA

Lizard with third eye.

Their skin is very

hard.

They have spikes on

their back.

Live just in Australia.

EUCALYPTUS

Eucalyptus have a

poision in its leaves

that is useful

against bugs.

Some animals eat

eucalyptus for

example koala

BAMBOO

Type of very tough

plant.

Used for building

houses and other

structures.

Located in Asia

and Australia

MADE BY IVONA, DORIAN AND IVANA.