Australia - Main features of climate, flora and fauna

upper corner) there is the Union Flag. Under the Union

The coat of arms is framed by the golden wattle (acacia). The kangaroo and the emu are Australian native animals that hold the shield on it. The platypus and the kookaburra are the symbols of New South Wales, the koala is Queensland’s symbol and the symbol of Western Australia is the black swan.

Because of this there are places like deserts where very

Some plants cannot be found in other parts of the world either. They are endemic. Its main native plants are wattle (or acacia), eucalyptus (or gum), mulga (mimosa), palm, fern and cedar.

to people. There are crocodiles in the North. There are

that carries babies in the pouch for eight months. It

Why a kangaroo?

When European explorers first saw these strange hopping animals they asked a native Australian Aborigine about their name. He answered “kangaroo” to say “I don’t understand your question”.
That is how the kangaroo got it’s name.

in the eucalyptus trees. Koala has a black and thick

at night to hunt for food. They eat small birds

the platypus are the only two egg-laying mammals in the

The echidna is a toothless ant-eater and is
an egg-laying mammal.

The platypus is a small animal with a beak of a duck and it also lays eggs.

oval orange-brown rock formed about 680 million years ago in

Sudden changes in temperature, heavy rains and severe storms, these factors contribute to the continuous cracking of rocks and the formation of flakes on the surface of Uluru.

in the southern part of the Northern Territory, in the

mystical in the rock still exists. In this area occasionally

Currently, Uluru National Park is a part of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta and the reservation area of global significance.