In Oceania, there is a very large island, it is called the fifth continent or simply Australia . The animal world there is simply unique. In Australia, the fauna is so diverse that you simply marvel at it. It is quite surprising that there are no representatives of the majority of detachments that live on other continents on the island.
For example, you will not see ruminants, monkeys and thick-skinned mammals there. But there are such unique animals that are found only in Australia. Also there are animals that are now under the greatest threat of extinction. But what kind of animals live in Australia - this we will tell.
What animals are found in Australia?
Emu is a two-meter-long bird that lives in large herds, which move in a constant search for water and food. The female lays eggs, and the male incubates them.
Wombat is a fat, slow animal with short legs. A great specialist in digging underground holes. It feeds on leaves, mushrooms and roots.
Kuzu is a very interesting marsupial animal that lives in Australia. Kuzu lives mainly on trees. He has a strong and tenacious tail, which helps to grab hold of them for branches of trees. It feeds on flowers, leaves, bark, but sometimes it also treats bird eggs.
Platypus is a special kind of mammal that appears from the egg. It has a broad beak like a shovel, thanks to which it looks a bit like a bird. Its duck-billed plumage is built on the shore of water bodies, where they spend most of the time.
Tilatsin is a marsupial predator, it is also called the marsupial wolf. To the great regret, this is an already extinct species.
Koala is a marsupial animal, which is very similar to a bear cub. The main time they spend on trees and very rarely goes down to the ground. Koalas eat only eucalyptus leaves, eating about one kilogram a day.
Marsupial or Tasmanian devil is Australia's nocturnal predator. His growl horrifies, at first it resembles a kind of weeping grumbling, but then grows into a very terrible hoarse cough. Attack these animals at night, and like to hunt for animals of larger dimensions: dogs, sheep, etc.
The most famous animals living in Australia are, of course, kangaroos. These marsupials can not be confused with anyone. Kangaroo cubs are born no longer than 2 cm in length, and weighing 1 gram. In a kangaroo bag, there are eight months. A mom kangaroo immediately gives birth to the next baby, but very often it happens that she stops feeding the baby with milk before he leaves her bag just because the next baby was born and took the place of the previous one.
