Like any other continent, beautiful and hot Australia has its own characteristics. Many animals living there are marsupials. Not only the most unique representatives of the fauna live there, but also animals that are dangerous to humans. The fauna of Australia is devoid of monkeys, but the world of ruminants and thick-skinned mammals of this continent is no less extraordinary.
1. About 5000 years ago, thanks to the sailors of Indonesia, dingo dogs appeared in Australia.
2. The weight of the dingo can be about 15 kilograms.
3.The dingo dog is considered to be the largest land predator of the Australian continent.
4. Only in Australia lives an earthy omnivore called the rabbit bandicoot, which can be about 55 centimeters long.
5. Australia's huge swampy bird is the black swan.
6. The spiny anteater or echidna lives only on the Australian continent.
7.Speed up to 40 kilometers per hour can develop an Australian animal - a wombat, which has a strange body structure.
8. About 180 centimeters in height is the omnivorous animal - the Australian emu.
9.Koala is considered a nocturnal animal in Australia. There are about 700 species of them.
10. It is the kangaroo that symbolizes Australia.
11. Kangaroos are considered to be quite social animals because they live in herds.
12. On the fingers of the koala, there is the same pattern as on the fingers of a person.
13. More than 100 million sheep live in Australia, and therefore the export of sheep wool is one of the main sectors of the economy of this continent.
14. Almost half of all animals found in Australia are endemic species.
15. Snakes are considered the most dangerous creatures in Australia. There are more venomous snakes on this continent than non-venomous ones.
16.Australian earthworms that live in the hills of Australia can reach about 1.5-2 meters in length.
17. It is thanks to the selfies of Australian tourists that kangaroos are famous all over the world.
18 No human has died from a spider bite in Australia since 1979.
19 Taipan snakebite venom can kill about a hundred people.
20. More than 550,000 one-humped camels roam the Australian deserts.
21. There are 3.3 times more sheep than people in Australia.
22. Marsupial wombat increments are cubic in shape.
23. Male koalas have a split penis.
24. Kangaroo feet are like hare feet.
25. From Latin into Russian "koala" is translated as "ashy marsupial bear."
26. The only food for koalas living in Australia is eucalyptus leaves.
27. Koala hardly drinks water.
28 The emu is painted on the coat of arms of Australia.
29. Emu is the most curious animal of this continent.
30. A small echidna feeds by licking milk from the mother's belly.
31.The Australian desert frog can sit for about 5 years, burrowing deep in the silt in anticipation of rain.
32. A crested-tailed mouse, found in Australia, receives fluid from the victim's tissue. This animal does not drink water at all.
33. The largest wombats weighed up to 40 kilograms.
34 In Australia, wombats are kept as pets.
35. About 200 thousand species of animals live in Australia, most of them are unique.
36. There are approximately 950 species of reptiles on this continent.
37 There are about 4,400 fish species in Australian waters.
38. The female emu lays green eggs, and the male incubates them.
39. Duckbills living in Australia spend most of their time in burrows.
40. Approximately 1 kilogram of eucalyptus per day can be eaten by a koala.
41. Young koala eucalyptus leaves are not eaten because they contain poison.
42 A short-tailed skink sheds twice a year in Australia.
43 In the 17th century, Cook discovered a possum that lives on the Australian continent.
44. The Australian tiger cat is also called the "marsupial marten".
45. One of the deadliest creatures in Australia are jellyfish.
46. Taipan is considered a fast and poisonous snake with toxic venom.
47. Australia's most poisonous fish is stone fish.
48. For any harm to snakes in Australia, fines of up to 4 thousand dollars.
49. On the south coast of Australia live white sharks, which are also called the "white death".
50. Platypuses were originally christened as "bird beaks."
51. Koalas are accustomed to sleeping 20 hours a day.
52. Almost every supermarket in Australia sells the meat of this country's symbol - kangaroo.
53 In Australia, they still compete in sheep shearing.
54.The duckbill is considered the only animal with electroreception.
55. The prehensile tail is of the Australian animal Kuzu.
56. The Australian platypus has no teeth.
57. The only animal in Australia that moves by jumping is the kangaroo.
58. The speed of movement of a kangaroo is approximately 20 kilometers per hour.
59. The weight of the kangaroo reaches 90 kilograms.
60. The koala is considered a lazy animal.
61. In terms of its own size, the emu took second place in the world space.
62.The dingo dog, found in Australia, is considered a descendant of the Indian wolf.
63. The combed crocodile has been in Australia since the days of the dinosaurs.
64. The locals also call the combed crocodile the salt eater.
65.The deadly virus in Australia is carried by flying foxes.
66. 100 times stronger than the poison of a cobra and 1000 times stronger than the poison of a tarantula is the poison of the Australian jellyfish.
67. Paralysis of the respiratory muscles can be caused by the bite of a marble snail that lives in Australia.
68 The wart is the most poisonous fish on this continent.
69. A male koala is capable of producing a strange sound similar to the grunt of a pig.
70. Kangaroo rats are considered the rarest animal in Australia.
