The wildlife of Australia is truely wild. From kangaroo to giant spider, Australia truly has everything that natural has to offered. Here, we are going to explore not the famous koala, or the kangaroo. Instead, we are going to look at animals that are not well knowen.
This freshwater turle is able to breathe out of his bum. It can only be founded in Fitzory Basin of Queensland. However, since pollution, this turtle is label Vulnerable on the IUCN list of threatened species.
The Tasmanian Devil, once seen throughout mainland Australia, can now only be found in Tasmania. It plays an important role in Tasmania’s ecosystem by helping to control introduced animals that prey on our native wildlife. It’s the only native animal to successfully outwit introduced species such as feral cats and red foxes. It is listed as Endangered according to the IUCN Red List, with a decline of more than 60% in the last 10 years, mainly due to a contagious facial tumour disease.
The Numbat is an endangered small marsupial that survives in southwest Western Australia. It spends nights hiding in hollow logs or burrows that are too narrow for its predators to enter. To further protect itself from predators at night, it uses its very thick-skinned rump to block the entrance. Now that’s using your behind to get ahead.
