Australian Fauna

     As we could see in classes, there are extremly unique and special wildlife in Australia which I would like to talk about briefly in the following lines. Of course we already have an idea about what kind of animals live in Australia, for example, the Koala, a lovely marsupial; the Kangaroo and the Dingo, the typical wild dog but there are several of species we don’t have an idea about how do they look like or what do they are.

    One of the singular animals is the “Spotted Cuscus”. In general this curious and nocturnal marsupial has an orange and white fur, it climbs trees and eats fruits and vegetation. Sometimes they could eat small animals and eggs.

   The next one is the “Goanna”, a type of iguana known as “The sand monitor” . The goanna lives in northern Australia. They usually climb trees and eat scorpions, spiders and insects.

    Also we can find this unusual and beautiful bird called “Cassowary”. It is found in North Queensland, it has a strange and grey bony helmet; the color of its neck is orange, purple and blue and  the body plumage becomes blacker with their increase in age. They usually eat dead marsupials, fruits and small birds.

     In addition, we could find the “Sea Dragon”, they aren’t sea horses. They live in southern waters and their appearance is like sea flora, good for camouflage, their colors are normally green, yellow and orange. They often eat zooplankton, shrimp and other crustaceans.

    However, these extravagant animals are not the only species that Australia has. Actually, there are a wonderful fauna, more than you think. If you want to know further, you can visit the following website: http://www.australianfauna.com/.

Finally, I would like to share an amazing video related to this topic. ♥

by Emma Echeverría.