I445: Australian Wildlife

• Category: I
• No Pieces: 5
• Age: 3+ years
• Rent: $2.00
• Replacement cost: $30.00
• Storage: : Zip Lock Bag

Description:

Although they are sometimes colloquially referred to as koala bears, koalas have no relation to bears and are instead a type of marsupial. Koalas are only found in the coastal regions of Australia, primarily on the south side of the continent.

A wild canine endemic to many parts of Australia, the dingo generally inhabits grasslands and forests and is thought to have descended from semi-domesticated dogs. Despite the diversity of wildlife across Australia, dingoes are the continent’s largest terrestrial predator.

As marsupials, kangaroo babies (called joeys) stay in their mothers’ pouches for up to 200 days before being fully able to venture off into the world on their own. Red kangaroos can be found nearly anywhere in Australia, except for the extreme east, north and southwest of the continent. In those areas, you’re more likely to encounter the antilopine, eastern gray or western gray kangaroos.

Contains:

1 x Kangaroo
1 x Koala
1 x Duckbill Platypus
1 x Dingo
1 x Bearded Dragon
Bearded dragons are native to Australia, and they make popular pets despite the country banning the sale and export of its wildlife in the 1960s.
The Duckbill Platypus is one of the most specialized and unique mammal species on planet Earth. Not only is it one of only five species of mammals that lays eggs, but the males are also venomous, which is also an incredibly rare trait in mammals!