Australia. Guide to Australia

‘animals’

Koala or koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) - The only kind of a family of koalas, koala lives in eastern Australia.
Koala - the small beast of a dense body, body length of 60-82 cm, weight from 5 before 16 kg. The tail is very short koalas, invisible from the outside, Head large and broad, large ears, eyes are small. The coat is dense and soft koala, on the back color changes from light gray to dark gray, sometimes reddish or reddish, belly lighter.

Size and color depends on koala habitat, both koalas Victoria larger, they have a thick fur is dark gray, often with a brownish tinge on the back. In tropical and subtropical Квинсленде koalas are much smaller and lighter, fur they have fewer and shorter.
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Bandikutovye (Peramelidae)- A family of marsupial mammals, living in Australia.
Bandikutovye - small animals, living on the earth's surface, weight from 140 g to 2 kg. Bandicoots have long pointed snout, and a compact body, big ears, tail is thin. Hind legs are longer than bandikutovyh front, causing them to move like a hare, claws on front feet used for digging the earth in search of food. Bandicoots are omnivorous,their diet includes insects, small vertebrates and plant material, they live alone and are active mainly at night.

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Wombats (Vombatidae) - A family of marsupials dvureztsovyh, living in the states South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Квинсленд and Tasmania.

Wombats - digging holes herbivores, resembling small bears, reach a length of 70 до 120 cm and weight of the 20 �before45 kg. trunk wombat arranged compactly, limbs short and strong, on each of them five fingers, of which is crowned with four large outer claws, adapted for digging the earth. The tail is short, large head gives the impression of a slightly flattened laterally, eyes are small.

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