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blue tongue lizards are the biggest in the lizard family. It can grow up to 60 cm in length, it has smooth body overlapping in scales. All blue tongue lizards are different but there tongues are always blue.

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blue tongue lizards are the biggest in the lizard family. It can grow up to 60 cm in length, it has smooth body overlapping in scales. All blue tongue lizards are different but there tongues are always blue.

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A wombat is a short muscular marsupial that is native to Australia. wombats are often 28-47 inches. wombats are herbivores that are 32-80 pounds. wombats use there claws to Digg burrows to grasslands and eucalyptus forests.

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There are four types of kangaroos. The red kangaroo, Antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey and western grey. Red kangaroos are the largest type and can grow up to 2 meters. On land the kangaroos only move their legs together but in the water they use eachleg independantly to swim. There habitat is australlian deserts and grassland.

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Red eyed tree frogs live in the rain forest. Around 135 frogs are native to Australia. the animals are very unique to Australia. Good news the tree frogs are not endangered.

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The Kangaroo is a unique animal. There are four species of them the

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Known as the happiest animal in the world with it's smile. They are the size of a domestic cat.

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a blob fish is a sea creature that lives at the bottom of the ocean. the blob fish was voted the ugliest animal. they are 30 cm long. its head makes up 40% of its body.

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Cassowaries can grow up to 2 meters and weigh 60 kilograms. They have a blue hairless neck with red wattles. They also have quills that curve around their bodies. Their eyesight is noticeable greatly because they are a bright amber.

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a Australian wild dog introduce by the seafarers about 5,000 years its oranges is probley from the demestaced dog of southeast Asia.

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The kangaroo is a animal that is unique to Australia. It has a really strong tail, and two really strong legs. The females have a pouch to hold their young. It is a animal family specific called a marsupial.

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The Koala has  grey fur, a big black nose, and large fluffy ears. It spends most of its time in the trees. Even though the koala looks to be very cute and cuddly it is actually a very dangerous animal when it is frighted.

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A dingo is a wild dog that has been introduced to Australia by seafarers. They are believed to come from a semi-domesticated dog from South Asia. They look like a house dog but will most likely attack a human.

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this fish has very weird facial features.Its body is a jelly like look.it kinda looks like a melted human face.All i know is if i saw this in real life id be weirded out.

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These tigers are extinct.   The last captive Tasmanian Tiger died of neglect in a zoo on 7 September 1936.  The Tasmanian tiger had a body about one meter in length with a stiff tail of about .5 of a meter.  The Tasmanian tiger had a strong stiff tail similar in some ways to that of a kangaroo.

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The Tasmanian tiger was the largest carnivorous. It is extinct do to humans hunting it. This animal was once widespread through Australia They ate animals no larger then 5 kgs..

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69 species of opossum, 23 are unique to Australia. They can be 70mm long. They are solitary animals. The are nimble and sharp.

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Possums are arboreal nocturnal marsupial mammals. That is, they are mammals that live in trees, only come out at night and rear their young in a pouch in their abdomen. Overall, they are 69 species of possums in the world, of these 23 species are unique to Australia.

Australian Possums range in size from the tiny pygmy possum which only 70 mm in length and weighs of 10g to the brushtail possum which can reach more than a meter in length and weight 10 kgs. Depending on the species, they have soft fur which is silver-grey through dark orange to dark brown in colour. They all have excellent night-vision, hearing and a sense of smell.

Being arboreal animals, they are very nimble with sharp claws which makes them capable of climbing up vertical surfaces and clambering along flimsy tree branches and even electric power lines. Some such as the ringtail possum, have a prehensile tail where the tail can be used to hold on to branches.

Possums are shy, solitary territorial animals. They mark off their home patch by urinating and rubbing oil produced by special scent glands on their chests, chin and anus in strategic locations throughout their territories. They are generally not aggressive, preferring to silently stare down their opponent rather than get involved in serious altercations. They can be violent, however, if provoked, clawing and biting their attacker.

How Did the Possum Get its Name? Possum vs Opossum

While in Jamestown Virginia in North America in early 1608, Captain John Smith (who Pocahontas saved from death - remember the Disney movie) described an unusual animal which carried its young in a pouch in its abdomen. " An Opassom hath an head like a Swine, and a taile like a Rat, and is of the bignes of a Cat. Under her belly she hath a bagge, wherein shee lodgeth, carrieth, and sucketh her young". He derived this name from the Algonquian American Indian language which called this animal "apasum" meaning white animal. By 1613 the name appeared in print with the "o" dropped off becoming simply "possum". It has been used as a colloquial term in North American ever since.

Joseph Bank, a naturalist, who accompanied Captain James Cook on the sailing ship the Endeavour arrived in Australia in 1770. When Banks observed a tree climbing marsupial he noted it as " an animal of the Opossum tribe" because of its similarity to the opossum of North America. Again, soon, the 'o' disappeared and the Australian animal was referred to as a possum too.

In time it was determined that, while both animals were marsupials, they were very different indeed. As a consequence the American opossum was classified under the scientific name Didelphimorphia and the Australian possum under the scientific name Phalangeridae.

So in proper usage the Australian animal is a and the American animal is an opossum.

What is the Plural of Possum? What is a Group of Possum Called?

The plural of possum is Contrary to popular belief, a group of possums is not called a "passel". (passel merely means a large number). As with most Australian marsupials, possums are solitary animals and do not congregate together in large numbers like for example a "mob" of possums. kangaroos or a "herd" of cattle. So a formal name to define a group of possums never eventuated.

Possum Habitat Where Do Possums Live?

Possums are arboreal animals that live in forests and wooded throughout the eastern and south-eastern parts of Australia ranging from the rainforests of Queensland (Cuscus) to the eucalyptus forests of Victoria (Leadbeater's Possum).

They are also native to Papua New Guinea and Sulawesi. In recent time they have also been introduced to New Zealand and China by humans.

Possums prefer the dense foliage of trees and rarely come down to ground. They build their nests high above ground. These nests are built in tree hollows and in dense foliage and are lined with shredded bark, twigs and leaves. Some of the smaller species of possums such as the sugar glider, may share a nest with up to eight others.

Some possums, such as the brushtail possum, sometimes build their nests the ceilings of houses, garages, sheds and even chimneys. These urban possums can be a huge nuisance to homeowners.

Urban Possums A Possum in Your Neighbourhood

With urban sprawl and the destruction of the possums' natural habitat a number of these animals have been making themselves at home in suburban areas. Bushy tail and ringtail possums in particular have come to like the comforts of urban living.

The Major Suspects - The Stealthy Possum

There is even a story of two cunning possums who devised an ingenious scheme to get their little paws on some delicious vegetables in a protected urban veggie patch. One possum hung on to an overhanging branch with its back legs, grabbed onto its accomplice's rear legs with its front paws and lowered its partner down to snatch the vegetables.

Habitat - Oh these Humans Have such Cosy Nests

Urban possums are especially fond of the warm cosy building humans construct. Some are known to even pull off roof tiles and squeeze through openings in roofs and build themselves nests in ceilings and other nucks and crannies of human-built structures.

Diet - Old Garbage Guts

Unfortunately these crafty possums are greatly attracted to suburban garbage bins and gardens. In domestic gardens they will eat almost anything from flowers such as roses, camellias, magnolias; to fruits and vegetables such as mangoes, apples, pears, grapes, melons, lettuce, tomatoes, carrots; and shrubs and small trees such as wisteria and wattle.

Darn you Naughty Possum

Urban possums can be an absolute nuisance. They can be noisy by clambering over roofs at night, destructive by urinating and defecating in ceilings and other areas around buildings giving the whole area a terrible stench, tearing up heating ducts and insulation, raiding chick copes and garbage bins and cropping through peoples gardens.

Threats - Dangers Encountered by Urban Possums

The major threats facing urban possums are dangers associated with humans. These include homeowners angry at the mess possums make of their ceilings and gardens, to being knocked down by motor vehicles, to attacks by domestic cats and dogs.

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Possum (Australian Possum) Facts Brushtail, Pygmy, Ringtail

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Possums are arboreal nocturnal marsupial mammals. That is, they are mammals that live in trees, only come out at night and rear their young in a pouch in their abdomen. Overall, they are 69 species of possums in the world, of these 23 species are unique to Australia.

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A dingo is a medium sized dog. They like to hunt different animals like fish, kangaroos, wallabies, possums, or even rats. They like to howl and growl at different animals or even humans. There have even been reported attacks on humans.

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This is a spiny lizard that lives in the scrub lands and deserts of Australia. This color changing lizard has spiny spikes on its entire body to help with things such as predators. This lizard also has a fake head to help trick their predators. The Thorny Dragon can live up to 15 years.

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A blob fish is designed to withstand extreme pressure because it lives in deep parts of the ocean. It was recently voted the ugliest animal in the world. it can change the density of its gelatin mass.

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This gelatin life fish can withstand extreme pressure. This fish is made up with mostly water with almost no muscle. The Blob fish was recently voted the ugliest animal in the world

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Nemo is commonly known as a Clown fish. These fish were given their name to represent their clowny behavior and bright colors. The behavior of a clown fish seems as if they are doing acrobatics. Most clown fish can be found in the Great Barrier Reef or the North Eastern Coast of Australia.

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A kangaroo can only be found in Australia. They live in the desert and they eat grasses, flowers, leaves, ferns, moss and even insects. They are one of my favorite animals because I think that they are a really cool animal. One coll fact about a kangaroo is that they have a pouch on the front of them so they can carry their babies inside of it.