kiwi red kangaroo

The kiwi is a flightless bird with The largest kangaroo and

short thick legs and hair-like mammal, males can jump a
feathers. It’s an icon of New distance of 9-m in one leap!
Zealand. New Zealanders are Vegetarian and nocturnal, they
nicknamed kiwis. live in groups called mobs.

great white shark white-lipped tree frog

Found in cool coastal ocean
waters, great white sharks have
excellent senses. The smaller
eat fish, and fully grown eat sea
mammals.
The largest tree frog in the
world, is native to Oceania. It
grows to 14-cm! Its back is
green, and belly and lower lip,
white. It eats insects.

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 Hercules moth
Females have the largest
wingspan of all moths, worldwide
(up to 10 inches (27cm). The
caterpillars eat tree leaves in New
Guinea and Australia.
cricifix frog
This poisonous digging frog is
native to Australia. It has long
arms, short legs, and a round
body with a cross mark on its
back. It eats ants and termites.
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koala
Koalas are not bears, but
marsupials, native to Australia.
They have sharp claws, but also
fingerprints similar to humans.
dingo
Dingos are closely related to
domestic dogs. They live in
packs and don’t bark, but do
howl. Their fur is short on the
body, and bushy on the tail.
 echidna
Echidna (also known as spiny
anteater) is a mammal that lays
eggs, and eats ants with a tube
mouth and sticky tongue. They
dig holes in which to hide.
fairy penguin
The smallest of its species, it is also
known as the Little Blue penguin
for its blue feathers. Found on the
south coast of Australia and
adjacent islands, they eat fish.
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Gould's monitor
This lizard is a carnivorous
reptile. They are kept as pets,
used for food and leather, and
the skin is even used in making
an instrument called a kanjira.
numbat
It is also called the banded
anteater and is the only
marsupial active in the
daytime. It eats termites with a
sticky tongue. It is endangered.
 emu
The tallest bird in Australia, and the
second tallest bird in the world, the
emu can’t fly. It has three toes on
each foot which are adapted for
running. It eats insects and plants.
saltwater crocodile
Crocodiles are the largest living
reptiles. The saltwater croc lives
in coastal areas of Oceania.
They move fast on land and
water and hunt many animals.
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redback spider
This poisonous spider has a painful
dangerous bite. It is named for the
red stripe on the females’ back.
They spin webs at night to catch
insects and even small reptiles.
cassowary
Native to tropical New Guinea, it
is the 3d largest bird in the world.
It is omnivorous, but prefers to eat
fruit. It can’t fly and is very shy,
but if threatened, is fierce.