Презентация на тему Australian Wildlife and Flora

of native flora. Its distinctive plants include the gum

tree or eucalypt, of which there are some 700 species.


Other common plants are wattle, banksia, waratahs, bottlebrushes, paperbarks and tea trees.


Flora of Australia consists of 15,638 native species, 1,952 naturalised species giving a total of 17,590 species. 83 species are presumed extinct

has around 240 species of mammals, 800 species of

birds, 380 species of reptiles, 122 species of frogs, and 180 species of freshwater fish. The remainder are invertebrates, including insects.

Native animals include
the Kangaroo, Koala,
Emu, Possum, Wombat,
Platypus,Echidna
and Dingo.

many unigue animal species such as the platypus, which

is an aquatic, furred mammal with a bill like that of a duck. The Platypus belongs to an animal group known as monotreme's.
Another animal belonging to this group is the spiny anteater, or echidna.

Most native mammals are marsupials. These include koalas, kangaroos, possums, flying foxes and the ferocious Tasmanian Devil.

Australia also contains many varieties of crocodile, they are found in the tropical zone of Australia and they inhabit swamps, rivers and can also be found in the ocean near a river mouth. Lizards are very common, there are over 500 different species including Goannas, Geckos and Dragons. The Australian continent is also home to the most venomous snakes and spiders in the world, as well the deadly Box Jelly Fish.

Australia is populated by many colourful bird species such as parrots, budgerigars, rosellas, gallahs, finches and cockatoos. The Emu is Australia's largest bird and is related to the Ostrich

a wild emu, but one sometimes gets lucky...

of green apples that fall down after

parrots pick on them.

Dingo

in the tropics, which comprises an area of the

top third of Australia.

birds including Parrots, Cockatoos, and Kookaburras

sitting on trees and on sides of roads, wedge

tail eagles and falcons are also quite frequent. Galahs and black cockatoos are the most common birds, whilst kookaburra is a rare guest.

fond of green apples

including
the Venomous Brown, Tiger,
Death Adder, Copperhead
and

red bellied black varieties.

be avoided include some sea snakes, sharks and the

Box Jelly Fish, which are many times more venomous than snakes.
The Box Jelly Fish or Stingers as they are also known are only a threat during the summer season in tropical Australia.

Barrier Reef Marine Park

and Funnel Web.

The spider below is dangerous -

the bite of a 'red back' could sometimes be fatal.
The body size of it is about 2 cm (3/4 ") in size.

lump of fat on its neck.

in a typical garden.
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by Europeans in 1788, 30 species of mammals and

birds have become extinct

The last toolache wallaby( a small kangaroo) was seen in 1927

Endangered species

Eastern and Southern Australia in 1700
Over 1,000,000 Koalas were

killed for their skins in 6 months in 1916
Over 2,000,000 Koala skins were exported from Australia in 1922
600,000 Koalas were killed in Queensland in 1 month in 1927
Koalas became extinct in South Australia

Barrier Reef Marine Park
Activities
-display animals
-protect endangered species
-provide veterinary care

for sick, injured or orphaned animals
-return animals to their natural habitat
-organize school activities