Animals ofAnimals of AustraliaAustralia

KangarooKangaroo

There are 60 kinds There are 60 kinds of kangaroo in of kangaroo in Australia. The Australia. The biggest one is the biggest one is the red kangaroo. It red kangaroo. It can be more than 2 can be more than 2 metres tallmetres tall

DingoDingo

Dingoes are dog-Dingoes are dog-like animals that like animals that live in Australia. live in Australia.

KoalaKoala

The Koala is a small The Koala is a small marsupial that lives in marsupial that lives in eucalyptus (gum) trees eucalyptus (gum) trees in Australia. These in Australia. These animals spend 18 to 20 animals spend 18 to 20 hours each day resting hours each day resting and sleeping. They are and sleeping. They are social animals who live social animals who live in territories.in territories.

KookaburraKookaburra

The Kookaburra is a The Kookaburra is a large bird. Its call large bird. Its call sounds like human sounds like human laughter. laughter. Kookaburras are Kookaburras are carnivorous. They carnivorous. They eat lizards, snakes, eat lizards, snakes, insects, mice, other insects, mice, other small birds, and raw small birds, and raw meat.meat.

WallabyWallaby

They are small- to They are small- to medium-sized medium-sized kangaroos. There are kangaroos. There are 30 different types of 30 different types of wallabies that live in wallabies that live in many types of many types of habitats, including habitats, including rocky areas, rocky areas, grasslands, forests and grasslands, forests and swamps.swamps.

WombatWombat

Wombats are Wombats are Australian marsupials; Australian marsupials; they are short-legged, they are short-legged, muscular quadrupeds, muscular quadrupeds, approximately 1 metre approximately 1 metre (39 in) in length with a (39 in) in length with a very short very short tail.Wombats dig tail.Wombats dig extensive burrow extensive burrow systems with rodent-systems with rodent-like front teeth and like front teeth and powerful claws. powerful claws.