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ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA
Australia, the island continent, has many unusual animals. The animals are
not found anywhere else in the world in their natural habitat. However, some of
them are special exhibit! in zoos outside of Australia.
The best known of these animals is kangaroo. There are many kinds of
kangaroos. The smallest one, a wallaby, is only as big as a rabbit. The largest
kangaroo is over seven feet tall. Kangaroos carry their babies in pouches until
the babies are old enough to maneuver by themselves. They have strong hind
legs and powerful tails which help them leap along the ground with great cele-
rity, sometimes as fast as twenty-five miles an hour.
The koala is sometimes called a teddy bear, but it is not really a bear.
Koalas resemble kangaroos, because they carry their babies in a pouch. Later the
progenies ride on their mothers' backs. These animals like to hang upside down
in trees. Koalas eat mostly leaves and roots. They never drink water!
The platypus is the most exceptional of all Australian animals. It has a bill
like a duck's and fur like a beaver's. Even though the platypus is a mammal, it
lays eggs like a bird!
The dingo is the wild dog of Australia. Dingoes are mediumsized an«;range
in color from yellowish-white to black. Dingoes don’t bark very often; they howl
instead. These dogs hunt alone or in groups. They eat small kangaroos and sheep.
Notes:
kangaroo кенгуру
wallaby кенгуру (малый),
koala коала, сумчатый медведь
teddy bear медвежонок (игрушка)
progeny потомство; потомок
platipus утконос
bill клюв
beaver бобр
bark лаять
howl выть
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RED FOX IN KANSAS
The natural history of the red fox, Vulpes vulpes. was studied in eastern Kansas.
Observations in the field Indicated that the red fox uses a den only in severe
winter weather and in the reproductive season. It was noted that the selection of
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