8 Australian Animals You Didn't Know
Australia is the home of many unique animals and birds. Australia has many wild animals that are unique, which is one of the reasons many people yearn to travel there. Most Australian animals do not exist in other places in the world, such as kangaroos. This time, Ali will bring you: 8 Australian animals you didn’t know.
1, Kangaroo
Kangaroos are a very magical animal on the Australian continent. Male kangaroos can reach a height of 2 meters and weigh up to 90 kilograms. They can easily run at 25 kilometers per hour, and at their fastest, their speed can reach 70 kilometers per hour. Even the fastest short-distance Olympic champion cannot compare to it. Kangaroos also have strong jumping ability, they can jump up to 7 meters. As a marsupial animal, joeys develop in their mother's pouch and eat inside.
2, Koala
Koalas are Australia's treasures, they like to eat eucalyptus leaves, although there are more than 600 species of eucalyptus, they only eat 20 or so. They need to sleep 18 to 20 hours a day. Koalas have two thumbs on their front paws, which can help them grip trees and branches.
3, Kangaroo Pouched Animal
Kangaroo Pouched Animal is also a marsupial animal, but its pouch faces forward and downwards, unlike kangaroos, the Kangaroo Pouched Animal's pouches are on its back. Kangaroo Pouched Animal likes to dig holes and has very sharp claws. They can dig nests and dig out a lot of soil. 2.5 million years ago, the ancestors of Kangaroo Pouched Animal weighed up to 3 tons, and the modern Kangaroo Pouched Animal weighs about 27 kilograms. It is said that the image of Kangaroo Pouched Animal even appears in ancient wall paintings dating back 4000 years.
4, Wild Dog
Although called wild dogs, compared to dogs, they are more like wolves because they have strong group consciousness. Wild dogs are likely domesticated by tribes many years ago, but as tribes migrated and disappeared, many dogs had to return to the wild to seek survival. Perhaps this wild environment has developed more flexible wrist joints for them, which helps them climb trees.
5, Tasmanian Devil
Tasmanian Devils are also known as Tasmanian devils. This is because they make hissing and screaming sounds and have an unfriendly personality, so they are named. They mainly move at night and like to be alone, but they also like to gather to eat. They need to eat 15% of their weight every day. If there is an opportunity to eat frantically, a Tasmanian Devil can eat 40% of its weight in 30 minutes. Tasmanian Devils are also marsupial animals, weighing about 12 kilograms.
6, Spiny Lizard
Spiny Lizard is a small lizard covered with protruding skin, which is a way for them to defend themselves. They have a very special appearance, as if wearing a helmet with spikes. So much so that some people will think it's a PS photo when they see its photo.
7, Most Venomous Spider
The Australian continent has more than 2400 species of spiders, not all of which are venomous, but some are very deadly. For example, the Sydney funnel-web spider is one of the most venomous spiders in Australia, a bite will cause damage to the internal organs and main body tissues. Of course, the antidote has been developed since 1981.
8, Marine Animals
Australia's oceans have 4000 species of fish and 1700 species of coral. Many different sharks, sea turtles, dolphins can be seen in Australia's oceans. So many different species of animals, also attract tourists from all over the world. Australia's National Marine Institution recently sent a ship to study the entire surrounding marine world's animals, and found some magical animals, such as sea pigs.
