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Flora and Fauna The Indo-Melanesian element is a relatively old one in Australia, and it is probable that major migration and expansion occurred during the warm, moist climatic period of the Miocene. The kangaroo is the most widely recognized symbol of Australia, yet it does not display the full range of Australian marsupials, a subclass characterized by the early, immature birth of the young, who are transferred to the marsupium, or pouch, to be nurtured until old enough to fend for themselves. That the marsupials have long held sway in Australia is amply demonstrated by the fossil remains of the giant wombat (Diprotodon) and the flesh-eating marsupial "lion," Thylacoleo. members.tripod.com /~worldsite/australia/florafauna.html   (3049 words)

Information on Australia, Australia History, Geography, Climate Australia is located southeast of Asia and is bound on the north by the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea, and the Torres Strait; on the east by the Coral Sea and the Tasman Sea; on the south by the Bass Strait and the Indian Ocean; and on the west by the Indian Ocean. Australia does not have many high mountains and is mainly flat, consisting of predominantly a series of great plains, which are generally higher in the northeast. The main natural vegetation of Australia is essentially evergreen, ranging from the dense bushland and eucalyptus forests of the coast, to the mulga and mallee scrub and saltbush of the inland plains. www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/australia.html   (463 words)

Australian fauna and flora Australia’s best-known animals are the kangaroo, koala, platypus, wombat and spiny anteater. Among Australia’s marsupials are grazing animals, tree climbers, amphibians, earth burrowers, and the counterparts of cats and dogs and rats and mice. Australia has 20,000 species of plants, including living fossils such as the cycad palm and the grass tree, and brilliant wildflowers such as the waratah, Sturt’s desert pea, the flowering cones of banksia trees, and the red and green kangaroo paw. www.koalanet.com.au /australian-fauna.html   (503 words)

Australian Animals @ AUSTRALIANANIMALS.COM.AU Australia is home to the two of the four extant monotremes (egg-laying mammals), and has numerous venomous species, which include the monotremes, spiders, scorpions, octopuses, jellyfish, molluscs, stonefish, stingrays. The establishment and speciation of the present-day fauna was apparently shaped by the unique climate and the geology of the continent. As it drifted, Australia was, to some extent, isolated from the effects of global climate change, and species that were present on Gondwana, such as the marsupials, spread throughout the continent. www.australiananimals.com.au /index.htm   (503 words)

Fauna of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Red Kangaroo is the largest macropod and is one of Australia's heraldic animals, appearing with the Emu on the Coat of Arms of Australia. The fauna of Australia consists of a huge variety of unique animals; some 83% of mammals, 89% of reptiles, 90% of fish and insects and 93% of amphibians that inhabit the continent are endemic to Australia. The establishment and evolution of the present-day fauna was apparently shaped by the unique climate and the geology of the continent. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fauna_of_Australia   (5473 words)

Travel to Sydney » Fauna of Australia Australia is home to the two of the five known extant species of monotremes, and has numerous venomous species, which include the Platypus, spiders, scorpions, octopus, jellyfish, molluscs, stonefish, and stingrays. Australia is also home to the world’s largest and most diverse selection of marsupials, mammals with a pouch in which they rear their young. Australia is at the southern end of the East Asian-Australasian flyway for migratory water birds, which extends from Far-East Russia and Alaska through Southeast Asia to Australia and New Zealand. goto-sydney.com /travel/47/fauna-of-australia   (4969 words)

Soils, Fauna and Flora - soils, fauna and flora Australia is thought to have up to 300,000 different species of animal life, of which only about 100,000 have been described. Australia has earthworms in abundance, including the giant earthworms of Victoria, which range from 0.9 to 3.7 m (3 to 12 ft) in length, the longest in the world. In Australia’s favourable environment, and with few native predators, the rabbit population quickly reached plague proportions; in the early 20th century the rabbit population was estimated at some 500 million. www.australia-migration.com /page/Soils_Fauna_and_Flora/230   (2562 words)

History of Australia Although Australia's flora and fauna is unique, there are many similarities to the flora and fauna of the other continents which it was once neighbored. Australia or New South Wales as it was known then was an attractive opportunity for a penal because after the American revolution the Americans would no longer accept British convicts. As early as 1847, proponents of federation in Australia began to urge the colonies to unite however it was not until 1901 that the six colonies agreed to become states in the Commonwealth of Australia. www.inaustralia.com.au /Info/history.htm   (737 words)

Australia It is impossible to escape from Australian wilderness, Australia's very distinctive fauna includes 800 species of birds of which 400 are found nowhere else, 300 species of lizards, 140 species of snakes, 230 species of native mammals, and 2 species of crocodile. Australia is blessed with a fascinating mix of native flora. One section of Australia noted for its variety of wildflowers is the southern corner of Western Australia. www.pabaden.ac.at /studentenarbeiten/australien/flora_and_fauna.html   (1285 words)

Australian Animals Australia has around 240 species of mammals, 800 species of birds, 380 species of reptiles, 122 species of frogs, and 180 species of freshwater fish. Fauna to be wary of include spiders such as the Redback and Funnel Web. Australia has the most poisonous snakes on earth, including the Venomous Brown, Tiger, Death Adder, Copperhead and red bellied fl varieties. www.virtualaustralia.com /australia/photos/fauna   (194 words)

Australian fauna - Stories from Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal Early in geological history, Australia was cut off from the rest of the world's land masses. Almost all of Australia's native mammals are marsupials. Platypuses are found all along the eastern coast of Australia, from Tasmania to far north Queensland. www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au /articles/fauna   (1409 words)

The Dingo, Flora and Fauna of Australia The ultimate origin of the Dingo is uncertain, but it is possibly related to the wolves of south-west Asia, and probably arose in that area at about the same time as humans began to develop agriculture. Dingos did not arrive in Australia as companions of the original Aborigines around 50,000 years ago, but seem to have been brought by seafaring Austronesian traders at about the same time as the Great Pyramids were being built in ancient Egypt. A study of dingo mitochondrial DNA published in 2004 places their arrival at around 4000 BC, and suggests that only one small group may be the ancestors of all modern dingos. www.magicaljourneys.com /Australia/australia-interest-fauna-dingo.html   (977 words)

Australian Ants The ant fauna of Australia is especially diverse, having 10 subfamilies, 103 genera and about 1,300 described species and subspecies of ants. While the number of subfamilies and genera in Australia is not expected to increase significantly, it is estimated that only a quarter to half of the total number of Australian ant species have been formally identified by ant taxonomists. In Australia, ants can be found in all terrestrial habitats from the highest peaks to the coastal margins, from the wet tropics to the central deserts. www.amonline.net.au /factSheets/australian_ants.htm   (440 words)

MBA study in Australia Australia’s culture and environment is varied, providing a fascinating and enriching learning experience with its unique landscape, climate and exotic flora and fauna. While Australia owes much to it’s European heritage, it’s political and social development has been distinctive, and Australians have become very conscious of their geographical position on the southern edge of the Asian landmass, and their role in the development of the Pacific Rim economies. Australia offers considerable advantages for international exchange and study abroad students, as its universities are held in high repute internationally, and offer an enormous range of subjects in every discipline. www.mba-courses.com /mba_australia.htm   (406 words)

cityofsound: The Shock of the New World, with respect to the flora and fauna of Australia Australia was familiar - same language; a shared culture to a large degree, more so than America - but utterly foreign at the same time, and I hadn't expected that difference to be articulated so immediately through its natural environment. Australia, over a century later again, was an entirely new terrain altogether, though; utterly different to European sensibilities, leaving artists and writers clutching for reference points, and more damagingly, leaving the British officers and convicts bewildered and starving. Perhaps the flora and fauna in Australia completed an arc away from Europe, towards an entirely New World, as if we'd been broken in gently with Brazil and America and then ultimately presented with something so environmentally challenging that it seemed barely possible that it was suitable for human habitation at all. www.cityofsound.com /blog/2006/07/the_shock_of_th.html   (10801 words)

Radio Australia - News - Aust. bushfires take heavy toll on flora and fauna   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) Environmentalists fear tens of thousands of iconic Australian creatures, including koalas and kangaroos, may have died in the bushfires that have swept across four states. She believes Australia has already lost tens of thousands of animals when you consider how widespread the fires are. The fires, caused by lightning strikes in some areas and arson in others, have raged in the southern states of Victoria and Tasmania as well as New South Wales and Western Australia for two weeks. www.radioaustralia.net.au /news/stories/s1813412.htm   (311 words)

Zoos in Australia - Stories from Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal Since Captain Cook's exploration of the east coast of Australia in 1770, with the botanist Joseph Banks, Europeans have been fascinated by the strange flora and fauna of Australia. Monarto Zoological Park, South Australia, is an open-range sanctuary undertaking a major role nationally and internationally in breeding programs for rare and endangered species. Australia Zoo is situated on the Glasshouse Mountains Tourist Drive, Beerwah, Queensland. www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au /articles/Zoo   (1609 words)

Spiders - Australia's spider fauna Australia's described spider fauna consists of about 2000 species, perhaps as little as half of the total fauna. Even in the better known areas, surveys of ground spider faunas can still identify to species less than 50% of the spiders sampled. In addition to describing and classifying our spider fauna, there is a great need to gather more information about how Australian spiders live - about their behaviour, ecology and life histories. www.amonline.net.au /spiders/diversity/fauna   (213 words)

Curriculum, Australia Center, Ball State University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) This unit is particularly relavant to the coastal-based Australia Center. The methods used to detect and conserve these fauna will be taught through a series of field trips and lectures. Tuition for such courses is the same as that of the other Australia Center courses. www.bsu.edu /australiacenter/curriculum   (523 words)

Australia's Megafauna In this activity, you will investigate the animals that make up the Australian megafauna, how and why they are different to large animals found elsewhere in the world and what might have caused their extinction. On a map of Australia, indicate and name locations that are significant in the study of the Australian megafauna. Australia is often referred to as being 'unique'. science.uniserve.edu.au /school/quests/mgfauna.html   (1246 words)

Australian Fauna Since Australia has everything from snowy mountains to desert plains, there is a wide variety of animals. The Pseudophryne corroboree is a yellow and fl frog from south eastern Australia. These frogs are found in plains and woodlands in eastern Australia. library.thinkquest.org /J002558F/australian_fauna.htm   (253 words)

FAUNA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) Fauna is a dedicated group of people who care for sick, injured and orphaned native australian animals. This site will give you some insight of what FAUNA does and also has some information on most of the Queensland animals that FAUNA care for. Find out about endangered fauna in the Queensland area, find out what to do in an emergency situation by visiting the emergency tab. www.fauna.com.au   (272 words)

[No title] espite the diverse climatic and hydrological conditions, as well as the common occurence of inland, surface and ground waters, the copepod fauna of the Australian continent is still about almost unknown. However, as in other tropical areas, species richness seems still to be reduced as compared to that in temperate regions, and the majority of the species are eurytropic and widespread, with a low number of endemisms. t present 47 species and subspecies of cyclopid copepods, including both surface and subterranean taxa, are known for Australia, the most prolific genera being Mesocyclops (8 species) and Eucyclops (7 species). www.geocities.com /~mediaq/austral.html   (343 words)

AUSTRALIA Australia is a fascinating country full of contrasts. Divide Australia into territories and write their names. Most of the animals in Australia can't be found anywhere else. www.isabelperez.com /webquest/taller/practicas/Australiana.htm   (139 words)

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