1. Australian Fauna Also special?

2. State Emblem Quiz Heading “Australian Fauna” Numbers 1-9 1.5. 2.6. 3.7. 4.8. 9.

3. Leadbeater’s Possum 1.

4. Platypus 2.

5. Koala 3.

6. Hairy Nosed Wombat 4.

7. Numbat 5.

8. 6.

9. Red Kangaroo 7.

10. Kookaburra 8.

11. Black Swan 9.

12. Answers

13. Leadbeater’s Possum 1. Victoria

14. Platypus 2. New South Wales

15. Koala 3. Queensland

16. Hairy Nosed Wombat 4. South Australia

17. Numbat 5. Western Australia

18. Tasmanian Devil 6. Tasmania

19. Red Kangaroo 7. Northern Territory

20. Kookaburra 8. NSW (Bird Symbol)

21. Black Swan 9. WA (Bird Symbol)

22. Why are Australian Animals also so unique?

23. Lesson Objectives Explain why the Australian Fauna is so unique and variable. Be able to note key adaptations that example animals make to suit the Australian Environment By the end of this lesson you should be able to:

24. Australian Mammals Australian Mammals are dominated by Marsupials Marsupials are found in Australia, New Guinea and… South America WHY?

25. Continental Drift 200 million years ago, Australia, South America, Africa and Antarctica were joined together in a mega-continent called Gondwanaland. Ancestors of Australian animals were spread across the entire continent

26. Animal Type ExampleFeaturesAdaptation to Australian Environment Mammal: Marsupial Mammal: Monotremes Mammal: Placental Reptiles Amphibians Birds Invertebrates

27. Lesson Objectives Explain why the Australian Fauna is so unique and variable. Be able to note key adaptations that example animals make to suit the Australian Environment By the end of this lesson you should be able to:

28. Game http://www.purposegames.com/gam e/2225http://www.purposegames.com/gam e/2225

29. Podcast Black rats in Mosman 20081204-am09-rat-v-rat.mp3 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/ 2008/12/04/2437629.htmhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/ 2008/12/04/2437629.htm

30. Kangaroo culling http://news.nationalgeographic.com/ news/2008/03/080311-kangaroo- killing.htmlhttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/ news/2008/03/080311-kangaroo- killing.html