9. the Emu and the
kangaroo – share an
interesting fact: neither
can walk backwards.
10.
11.
12. The males can leap over 9 metres in one
leap.
Males grow up to a body length of 1.4 metres
long and weigh up to 85 kilograms
13. The smallest kangaroo is the musky
rat-kangaroo, with an average length
of 23 centimetres. The musky rat
kangaroo lives in the dampest parts of
the tropical rainforests in north
Queensland.
28. Criminals convicted of serious
crimes were not sent to Australia.
Those convicted of crimes like
murder and rape were given the
death sentence in England.
30. After Athens, Melbourne is
home to the second largest
population of Greeks in
the world.
In 2007, it was
estimated that 22 %
of living Australians
had a convict
ancestor.
31. The fastest growing tree in the
world is the Australian
Eucalyptus, which can grow up
to 10 metres in one year.
32. The Wombat has
square poop
Wombats poop on top of rocks and logs
near their burrows; not so much to keep
intruders away, but to remind wombats
how to get home. It seems they have
terrible eyesight but an excellent sense of
smell.
33. Another animal found
only in Australia, the
Tasmanian Devil, can
also eat almost a third
of its body weight in
one go.
