Australia is a land that never stops amazing you.There are many places that attracts tourist to Australia. It holds the world's natural wonders like Great Barrier Reef and Ayer's Rock, cities like Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide and also vibrant wildlife. At one time you could be enjoying the most effervescent nightlife and at another you could be bush walking away from city life in the deepest of jungles. There is simply no end to the way you can explore Australia. Wildlife attractions in Australia are the most astonishing and captivating. The native marsupials, birds and monotremes offer a unique insight of the animal kingdom.
Kangaroo: It is the national animal symbolizing the forward-looking society and progress. A number of species are found which can be easily spotted, wherever you go in the country. The red kangaroos are the largest marsupials in the world, whereas the eastern gray kangaroos are the heaviest.Kangroo is oone of the important wildlife attraction of Australia. |
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Wombat: Wombat is a very lovable native Australian marsupial. There are three wombat species: Common wombats, Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat and Northern Hairy-nosed wombat.
Koala: Koala is lovable, and cuddly teddy bear like. It is a very shy in nature and choosy in eating. A koala baby when born is only one inch long!
Wallaby: Wallaby is name given to 30 different species of marsupials, which are not big enough to be called kangaroo. They prefer the wetter quarters of dense rainforests and highlands than the arid regions of inland Australia.
Dingo: It has only lived in Australia since the past 3500 years, yet it is as integral to Australian wildlife as any other animal living here for millions of years. It is also called the native Australian dog.
Platypus: One of the two existing monotremes of the world, Platypus marked the turning point of the evolution of life on earth. It is like some frozen moment from the very ancient past. This 200 million-year-old native of Australia is very shy and secretive in nature.
Echidna: The Australians call it "spiky anteater" for its spiky appearance and ant-eating behavior. It is the world's only surviving monotreme besides platypus.
Emu: Emus, the flightless birds, are the third largest bird in the world. They have simple diet but lots of water intake. They also eat small pebbles, which help in grinding the food. |
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Cockatoo: 'Bundles of Fluff', 'Pink-White Clouds', and 'Cotton Cady' Cockatoo is surely one of the most beautiful bird. Besides, it is extremely intelligent. It has a long life span of 70 to 100 years.
Kookaburra: Kookaburra is the sound of jungle in most of the Hollywood flicks. This amazing mimicry artist can mimic as many as 20 birds and several other sounds such as chainsaw, car horn, etc. Everything about this bird is uniquely amazing, from its social activities to eating habits to its natural laughter-like sound.This bird is an amazing attraction of Australia.
Lyrebird: Lyrebird is so called because when it spreads its beautiful wings during a unique mating dance they resemble Lyre. This amazing mimicry artist can mimic, as many as 20 birds and several other sounds such as chainsaw, car horn etc.
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