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Koalas are mammals that live in trees and sleep all day.
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Potoroos live close to grassy woodlands where there is plenty of grass to eat.
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A Tasmanian devil’s dark fur helps it hide in woodlands at night.
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Wombats waddle into woodlands to find roots and grasses to eat.
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The wedge-tailed eagle flies over the woodlands searching for food below.
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Rainforest possums and tree-kangaroos are good climbers that scurry high in the treetops.
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python scales
Pythons can be very hard to see among the tree trunks and rainforest leaves.
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It scratches on the forest floor to find food and to build a “stage� to sing upon.
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The strange-looking platypus swims in clear freshwater creeks and streams.
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Male orange-eyed tree-frogs are very noisy. They gather near water to look for a mate.
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Black swans
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or swimming.
Black swans nibble at weeds that grow on the water or pluck plants from below the surface.
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Long-necked turtles snap up fish, yabbies and prawns for dinner.
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Peron’s Tree-frog
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live in groups
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Red Kangaroo
Dingoes attack and eat small wallabies, but red kangaroos are big enough to fight back!
knob-tailed gecko
Geckoes survive in the hot, harsh desert by hiding in cracks during the daytime.
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In the heat of the day, bilbies sleep in underground burrows to stay cool.
red Kangaroos
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duckling
A mother duck must keep watch over her ducklings in the water while they learn to dive to search for food.
ocean
Many kinds of fish live in the ocean. They come in all different shapes and sizes.
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coral trout & cleanerfish
Humpback whales
Baby hu mpback whales are calle d “calve s�. Even as babie s, whale s are ve large. A ry dults ca n even b much bi e gger tha n a bus !
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blowhole Dolphins, like whales, breathe out of a blowhole on the top of the head.
Blacktip reef sharks
Blacktip p reef sharks scan the ocean o looking for sc schools ch of fish to hunt.
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Steve Parish is a world-famous nature photographer. His adventures with nature began when he papered his bedroom with posters and drawings of animals. Later he explored the world beneath the waves, photographing the amazing creatures there. He even discovered new species. Today he continues to make discoveries and hopes that young people will join the challenge to learn the secrets of Australia’s fascinating wild creatures and their habitats.
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