Other plants and animals associated with australia are various acacias acacia pycnantha golden wattle is the national flower and dingoes, kangaroos, koalas, and kookaburras. Australia s geographic isolation has meant that much of its flora and fauna is very different from species in other parts of the. Australian animals stock photos download 18,905 royalty. Some of australia s aboriginal people have very good knowledge of native animals, their habits and their uses for food, byproducts, environmental indicators, etc. Without their efforts, our knowledge of the status and biology of bandicoots at that time would have been much poorer. But is it enough just to see bushfires as a natural hazard, or should we be aware of the complex place of bushfires in australia. Cartoon by michael leunig reproduced with permission all australia sympathised. The fauna of australia consists of a huge variety of animals.
You may print worksheets for your own personal, noncommercial use. Australia s climate is mostly arid to semiarid, but the south and east are temperate and the north is. A simple sort game with 30 tiles of native australian animals and introduced species. Blazes across australia in recent weeks have scorched through 8 million hectares of bushland, an area the size of austria. This high level of endemism can be attributed to the continents long geographic isolation, tectonic stability, and the effects of an unusual pattern of climate change on the soil and flora over. Youll need to show that you can use the internet to discover animal facts by answering the questions below. Native australian animals have evolved over millions of years into some bizarre and unusual creatures. Most marine species found in southern australian waters occur nowhere else. At least 25 of these occur in australia, where they are known as goannas. Birds australian wetlands support a huge variety of birds. Australia is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna. Australian birds list with pictures, facts and information.
They are medium to large in size and are active, diurnal hunters pl. Discuss how aboriginals may have classified australian animals. Pelican, seagull, penguin, black swan, lemon shark, sting ray, great australian animals. This animalsake article provides an az list of the native animals of australia with their pictures. The eastern highlands run like a backbone down the eastern and southeastern sides of the continent and into tasmania. For example, marsupials carry their babies in a pouch, and monotremes are mammals that lay eggs. Australia is located in oceania between the indian and south pacific oceans. A set of 12 australian animal themed adjective teaching resource worksheets. In the same period, an increasing number of australian herpetologists, centred in each of the australian state museums, were active in describing the australian gekkonid fauna. A photo of toy australian animals on the map lace monitor lizard walking in the wild. Social studies australia worksheets page 1 abcteach. Az list of native australian animals with pictures. The island of new guinea is connected with the present australian continent, formerly as part of the southern supercontinent gondwana.
Dingo dans australian animals worksheet dingo dan is a famous animal expert. These animals may depend on wetlands for food, shelter, breeding and nesting sites for part or all of their lifecycle. Includes teachers note, a page of 6 discussion questions for upper elementary and middle school students and a page of completion questions for elementary students. Some of the animals found here are very unique, and are not found anywhere else in the world. Frya,b aoklahoma biological survey, university of oklahoma, norman, ok 73019, usa bdepartment of zoology, university of oklahoma, norman, ok 73019, usa abstract 1. Ea serves also as the cites management authority for the whole country. Life in australia australian values and principles 3.
Scroll down to see all of the animals in alphabetical order, or use the index below to find a specific species. The causes of loss are dissimilar to those responsible for most biodiversity decline elsewhere in the world. The fauna of australia is intended to reach the broadest possible audience. Handbooks to the flora of south australia published by the flora and fauna of south australia handbooks committee formerly the handbooks committee of the british science guild, south australian branch between 1921 and 2001 on behalf of the. Fourteen mosaic photos of australian animals toy australian animals on map. Youll meet all of these and more in the list below. And excorallanidae stebbing, 1904 flabellifera niel l. The park has over fifty species of australian native animals, birds and reptiles in a lush garden setting on eight acres of waterfront.
Some experts estimates put the number of animals, including domestic pets and livestock, killed as high as half a billion, with potentially hundreds of thousands of injured and displaced native wildlife. These plants are valuable resources due to their many uses, such as habitats for birds and other animals, medicinal uses, and aesthetic value, and they are utilized in the construction industry as sources of lumber and other building materials as well. A field guide to the native fauna of the onslow region. Australia is nicknamed as the land down under australia is the worlds smallest continent. These species profiles have been developed from data collected as part of the bbs stage 1 and 2 bioregional assessment surveys. Australia is home to many incredible and unique animals, and its birds are no exception. Facts about australia australia was originally a geographical part of the giant continent gondwana, which broke apart over one hundred million years ago. Enjoy reading about the fauna of the onslow region and look out for additional books in the series.
Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach australian animals, shared by english language teachers. Important collections of australian bandicoots are held by most australian museums. Chevron australia fauna interaction procedure or fauna and vehicle interaction response shall be followed. Part of an abcteach series of fact sheets on endangered species. This animalsake article provides an az list of the native animals of australia. The name australia comes from terra australis the southern land. The list includes 2 monotremes, 159 marsupials, 76 bats, 69 rodents 5 introduced, 10 pinnipeds, 3 terrestrial carnivorans 2 recent and 1 subrecent introductions, introduced ungulates, 2 introduced lagomorphs, 44 cetaceans and 1 sirenian. Collage of australian animals, isolated on white background. There were no banded hare wallabies on faure island but a population was successfully introduced in 2004 and are doing well. Australia s marine environment is home to 4000 fish species, 1700 coral species, 50 types of marine mammal and a wide range of seabirds. Australian animals teaching resource pack teaching. Population growth has shaped the australia we know today an australia that is the envy of the developed world with strong economic growth and a cohesive.
No worksheet or portion thereof is to be hosted on, uploaded to, or stored on any other web site, blog, forum, file sharing, computer, file storage device, etc. A one page color illustrated fact sheet featuring five endangered birds of australia. Discover some of the most famous australian animals and their friends in this life science series that stars australian animals. Koalas are cuddly treedwelling endangered marsupial mammals with large noses. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. The interpreter symbol was officially launched in victoria in may 2006. Delaney abstract the family corallanidae is defined, with the monogeneric family excorallanidae being placed in synonymy. He wants to know if youve got what it takes to be an animal expert just like him. Our australian birds list contains many of australia s most famous birds, together with many other notable or unusual species. Wetlands provide valuable habitat for all sorts of native animals including amphibians, birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, insects and many other invertebrates.
Although it is a large country, its topography is not too varied, and most of it consists of low desert plateau. History of discovery the nile monitor, varanus niloticus, was the first varanid named by linnaeus in 1758, as lacerta monitor. Country name of animal scientific name latin name pictures ref. The origin of fauna in indonesia was determined by geographical and geological events on the asian continental landmass and the australasian continental landmass now australia. The import of all live animals into australia and export of native zoo animals is a commonwealth function. Other references should be consulted for information. Download all 17 click on a worksheet in the set below to see more info or download the pdf. A total of 379 species of mammals have been recorded in australia and surrounding continental waters. The collections of the south australian museum and the. The relevant wildlife authorities include, for the commonwealth, ea, or environment australia, located in canberra.
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