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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 lizard s and koala bears Some of rare plants are A ustralian eucalyptus and bamb oo. KOALA S. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Rare plants and animals of Australia

RARE PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA

Page 2: 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 .

Page 3: Rare plants and animals of Australia

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.

Page 4: Rare plants and animals of Australia

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

Page 5: Rare plants and animals of Australia

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.

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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.

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TUATARA

Lizard with third eye.

Their skin is very

hard.

They have spikes on

their back.

Live just in Australia.

Page 8: Rare plants and animals of Australia

EUCALYPTUS

Eucalyptus have a

poision in its leaves

that is useful

against bugs.

Some animals eat

eucalyptus for

example koala

Page 9: Rare plants and animals of Australia

BAMBOO

Type of very tough

plant.

Used for building

houses and other

structures.

Located in Asia

and Australia

Page 10: Rare plants and animals of Australia

MADE BY IVONA, DORIAN AND IVANA.