How Many Unique Animals Are In Australia

However emus cannot fly just like an ostrich.

How many unique animals are in australia. More than 400 reptile species more than 40 unique to the state. Yep here we come to the dangerous Australian wildlife of the Outback and the dangerous species that inhabit the coastal areas of the tropical north. The emu is the tallest bird in Australia.

Australia has 755 species of reptile which is more than any country in the world. Of the 828 bird species listed in Australia. Australia is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna.

Emus have a varied diet. The animals of australia are unique and fascinating. Only later do you get to hear about the Aborigines and the British settlers who were actually convicts.

Australias big 5 native animals. Steve had a close encounter with one of our apex predators the saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus while filming in the Northern TerritoryHe was measuring the bite of one crocodile which has the most powerful bite of any species when it bit the pole Steve was attached tothrowing him back and forth and making off with expensive equipment. The south-west of Western Australia is known as one of the worlds 34 biodiversity hotspots with some of the richest and most unique reservoirs of plant and animal life on earth.

They feed on grasses and leaves fruits and insects. Of its flora and fauna 84 of its mammals 45 of its birds 93 of its reptiles and 90 of its fish are endemic. Read why the animals found in australia are so unique It feeds mainly on ants about 2000 per meal cached with the tongue.

A baby echidna is adorably known as a puggle. Australia hosts another unique animal group the monotremes which are egg-laying mammals often referred to as living fossils. The most distinctive is the platypus a riverdwelling animal with a duck-like bill a furry body and webbed feet.