Download Rare plants and animals of Australia

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 .
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.
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
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.
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.
TUATARA
 Lizard with third eye.
 Their skin is very hard.
 They have spikes on
their back.
 Live just in Australia.
EUCALYPTUS
 Eucalyptus have a
poision in its leaves that
is useful against bugs.
 Some animals eat
eucalyptus for example
koala
BAMBOO
 Type of very tough
plant.
 Used for building
houses and other
structures.
 Located in Asia and
Australia
M A D E B Y I VO N A , D O R I A N A N D
I VA N A . 