  
These animals are NOT called "koala bears", just "koalas". They live almost their whole lives in the branches of the eucalyptus trees. Eucalyptus is their only food. They are marsupials, which means they have a pouch for their babies to live in. The word "koala" means "no drink" in an Aboriginal language. They are an endangered animal. Click here to see a photograph of a real koala.
Emu The emu is a large bird that cannot fly; they can be as tall as six feet and weigh 110 pounds. These large, shaggy birds have loose double feathers. Their neck and legs are long, but their wings are tiny (8 inches). Emus have three toes. Males have brighter blue necks. Life span is longer than 10 years in captivity, and some have lived as long as 30 years. Click here to see a photograph of a real emu. 
Kookaburra The Kookaburra has a very strange voice. It almost sounds like a person laughing. That's why it is sometimes called a Laughing Kookaburra. Kookaburras can get really noisy when arguing with each other about who is in someone else's territory. They wake us up early in the mornings sometimes with their loud babbling. It eats small animals, snakes, large insects and lizards. The way it eats snakes is quite interesting. It swoops down and grabs the snake from behind its head and then flies up high into the air and drops the snake to kill it. Click here to see a photograph of a real kookaburra. 
Kultarr A kultarr, when full grown, is 18 to 25 cm. long. Their fur is long, soft, grey on top, and white on their stomachs. People call them the Jumping Pouched Mice. Their nose is pointed and their ears are oval shaped. Kultarrs like to jump. They eat insects, spiders, and lizards. This Jumping Pouched Mouse has about 4 babies at a time. Kultarrs are marsupials, so they carry their young in their pouches. Click here to see a photograph of a real kultarr.
Kangaroo These marsupials are herbivores that graze mostly on grass. Did you know that red kangaroos can't walk, they can only hop? They can hop as much as six feet in a single bounce! And when they get hot, they like to give themselves spit baths--they drool and lick themselves to cool down! Baby kangaroos, called Joeys, sometimes stay in their mother's pouch for 33 weeks. After that, momma usually kicks them out! Click here to see a photograph of a real kangaroo.
Tasmanian Devil This animal has adapted to its climate very well. Its colour is a very dark so its is hard to see from predators. It is very hard to see one at night because it is in camouflage, (dark brown to black). The food it eats comes from the adaptations of the animal. If the devil did not adapt to its environment it would have died of starvation. The Tasmanian devil eats snakes, birds, rodents, lizards, and wallabies. It also drinks water. Click here to see a photograph of a real Tasmanian Devil. Click here to hear the scary sounds it makes.
Wombat This fellow is one of the lesser known and visible marsupials of Australia mainly because he is primarily a nocturnal creature, which means he is awake at night, and he lives in burrows underground just like a rabbit or other burrowing creatures. Click here to see photographs of a real wombat. 
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