Australia. Guide to Australia

‘animals’

Wild dingo. Dingo ( Canis lupus dingo) – again became the home of wild dog, the only placental carnivore in Australia. Dingo especially numerous in the northern, central and western Australia.

Name «dingo» appeared at the beginning of European colonization New SW. Wales and more likely to happen «Tingo» – term, use native to describe their dogs.

In Australia, the owners of escaped or abandoned dingoes found the perfect conditions for habitat, there are many game, the absence of enemies and competitors, because of this, they multiplied and spread across the continent and nearby islands, without hitting only Tasmania.
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Kangaroo (Macropus) - Kind of marsupial mammals of the family dwelling kangaroo in Australia.
Kangaroos have powerful hind legs, massive tail, narrow shoulders, Small, similar to human hands, forepaws, kangaroos which dig up the tubers and roots. Kangaroo takes all the weight on the tail, and then both hind legs, freed, a single movement from top to bottom causing terrible wounds to the enemy. Starting with powerful hind legs, they rush to the jumps 12 m in length and up to 3 m in height. Body weight up to a kangaroo 80 kg.

For kangaroos, as for other marsupials, characterized by a very short pregnancy, lasts about a month. Even the largest kangaroo baby weighs at birth is less than 1 gram.

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Diabetes Flying Possum, marsupial, or a dwarf flying squirrel (Petaurus breviceps) - A small animal unit dvureztsovyh, living in the eastern, North, and South Australia , as well as Tasmania.

Sugar Possum scandent or small flying falanger the most attractive of all marsupials,thanks to the beautiful fur and small size, it looks very nice, and it is often kept as a pet.

Body length possum sugar from 27 to 40 cm,of which 15-20 cm have a tail the length of the, weight 115-160 g adult male, females - 100-135 g. Males larger than females.
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