Marsupials: This is a special group of mammals that carry the young in a pouch. Most of these mammals live on the Australian continent but there are marsupials in South America too such as the opossum. There are more than 330 species of marsupials in Australia. Among the many marsupial spec...
With its spacious, forward-facing pouch, curious hopping style of locomotion and a variety of other uniquely endearing features, the kangaroo sets the tone for all Australian wildlife. The red kangaroo is the largest marsupial, and alsothe largest animal in Australia,with mature males weighing in ...
Click on the photo to find out more about this animal. Scientific name:Rhinella marina Type of animal: Amphibian, member of the true toad family Bufonidae. Conservation status:Least Concern Many Australians would rather the cane toad was not on a list of Australian animals! The amphibian is an...
Many groups of aboriginal people also live in the Northern Territory in Kakadu National Park, which they call 'Arnhem Land', the land of their ancestors. Australia Facts | Australian AnimalsAustralia is home to many animal species. In fact, Australia houses more than 10% of the world's ...
Bycatch: Accidental capture in gillnets and traps currently poses the most serious threat to the Australian sea lion. Habitat degradation: Pollution from oil spills, land run-off and sewage affect habitat quality, while marine debris can cause the animals to become entangled and drown. ...
Giraffe, any of four species of long-necked cud-chewing hoofed mammals of Africa, the tallest of all land animals.
Aboriginal Australians are the original inhabitants of Australia. Learn about the Land Down Under, their way of life, their religious ideas,...
migration, in ethology, the regular, usually seasonal, movement of all or part of ananimalpopulationto and from a given area. Familiar migrants include many birds; hoofed animals, especially inEast Africaand in theArctictundra; bats; whales and porpoises; seals; and fishes, such assalmon. ...
Since kangaroos are very social animals, they are almost always in a group, sometimes as small as 3 or 4, sometimes as large as 100! Newborn joeys are the size of a lima bean. As the gestation period for kangaroos is incredibly short (only 33 days!), joeys are tiny when they emerg...
This six-foot (2 m) long herbivore was first discovered during a dig in the Australian state of Victoria in 1996 but spent three years without a name. Finally, in 1999, it was named the qantassaurus after QANTAS, the Australian airline which at the time sponsored the transport of many di...