australia's plants and animals
Australia is the home to several plant and animal species that are found nowhere else in the world.
animals:
Australia's unique animals are one of the many reasons that people visit Australia. Australia is home to more than 378 mammal species, 828 bird species, 4000 fish species, 300 species of lizards, 140 snake species, 2 crocodile species, and about 50 types of marine mammals. The best-known animals in Australia include the kangaroo, koala, echidna, dingo, platypus, wallaby and wombat. Although Australia's native aniamls can be hard to spot and identify in the wild, you can see them in zoos and wildlife parks.
plants:
Australia is home to about 27,700 plant species. In the following pictures you will see the Rainbow Eucalyptus (gum tree), The Golden Wattle (Australia's floral emblem), a melaleuca tree (tea tree), a casuarinas tree, a callitris (cypress pine) tree, and a mangrove tree.