Platypus Found in Eastern Australia Lives on the edges of rivers and fresh water lakes Very shy animal Great swimmers Has a bill that looks like a ducks bill Eats shrimps and worms ID: 290661
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Native Australian AnimalsSlide2
Platypus
Found
in Eastern
AustraliaLives on the edges of rivers and fresh water lakesVery shy animalGreat swimmersHas a bill that looks like a ducks billEats shrimps and wormsSlide3
Kangaroo
Marsupials
Herbivores: Eats a variety of plants
Strong back legs and long feetBaby Kangaroos are called joeysKangaroos jump very highSlide4
Koala
Mammal: Feeds their young milk
Koalas are mostly grey with white ears
Mainly eats eucalypt leavesCan be found in South Eastern Australia Slide5
Possum
Marsupial
Normally found in bushland and rainforests
Lives in logs and hollow tressHunts for food at night (Nocturnal)Eats anything it can find such as leaves and fruits Slide6
Tasmania Devil
Carnivore: Eats meat
Mammal: Has its babies in its pouch
Nocturnal: Spends the day sleeping and hunts at nightFount in TasmaniaVery powerful jawsShy animalSlide7
Frilled Neck / Blue Tongue Lizard
Frilled Neck:
Has a frilled neck that is normally closed but will open when frightened
Eats insects such as ants and cicadasBlue Tongue:Dark blue tongueVery thick bodyMoves slowly Slide8
Dingo
Mammal
Carnivores: Eats meat and hunts mainly at night
Hunts alone or in pairsHas a bushy tailDingos don’t bark, they hailSlide9
Wombat
Herbivore
Has long claws which are used for digging
Lives in burrowsComes out of borrow at night to eat grass and plants (Shrubs, roots and bark)Slide10
Echidna
The Echidna is a mammal (Lays eggs and produces milk).
Also know as the spiny anteaters.
Covered with sharp spines.Found all over Australia.Long snout and long sticky tongueEats ants and termites