Childrens Illustrated Animal Atlas

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

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Short-beaked echidna
Also called the spiny anteater,
this strange-looking mammal
lays eggs. It uses its long, sticky
tongue to eat grubs, termites,
and ants.

AUSTRALIA


Canberra

Dingo

This intelligent
wild dog rarely
barks, but it loves
to howl.

Saltwater
crocodile

Platypus

This egg-laying
mammal has
webbed feet and
a ducklike bill.

Earth’s largest reptile
is also found in India
and Southeast Asia.

Sugar glider

Eastern
brown snake

A webbed membrane
allows this tiny mammal
to glide more than 151 ft
(46 m) between trees.

Redback
spider

Redbacks are one of
the most venomous of
Australia’s 10,000
spider species.

This animal is the size of a
small dog. It’s called a devil
because it is so aggressive. Tasmanian devil

The short-beaked echidna’s
sharp spines repel predators.

Koala
Often mistakenly called bears,
koalas are marsupials. Once big
enough to leave the pouch, baby
koalas ride on the parents’ backs.
Koalas mostly eat eucalyptus
(gum tree) leaves, such as those
A baby kangaroo, called a joey, found in southeastern Australia.


rides in its mother’s pouch.


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Great white shark

Common off the
Australian coast,
the world’s largest
predatory fish has
300 teeth.

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Common
wombat
This plant-eating
burrower is a marsupial,
but its pouch points
backward. Also, its
poop is cube shaped!
This dangerous snake is
responsible for the most
deaths by snakebite in
Australia. Watch out!
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