Fun Facts About Australian Animals
The fastest land animal on the planet is a cheetah.
Fun facts about australian animals. Some of our Australian animals are very well known like kangaroos dingos wallabies and wombats and of course the koala platypus and echidna. It is the heaviest flightless bird in the country. The australian spotted mackerel scomberomorus queenslandicus is a fish of the scombridae familyit can be found in the tropical and subtropical waters of northern australia shark bay to sydney and southern papua new guinea.
Its the smallest of Australias flying foxes. The Australian Dollar AUD is Australias currency. This animal is characterized with pouch used to raise their babies.
But there is still so much we dont know about Australias native animals. Did you know that Short-beaked Echidnas are one of only two Australian mammals that lay an egg instead of giving birth. The Black Marlin is the fastest sea animal and can swim up to 80 mph 130 kph.
Australia Facts Australian Animals. It can reach speeds of up to 75 mph 120 kph. Looking very much like it should have lived with the dinosaurs the cassowary is truly an Australian animal to behold.
There are 8 sheep for every person in Australia. Fun Facts About Australia - Animals. It is also the third biggest bird after South Cassowary and Ostrich.
Australia has almost 400 mammal species and about 140 species of marsupials. This flightless bird found in woodlands grasslands and forests of Australia. You can find a lot of marsupials in Australia.