Waratah The Waratah is an Australian plant with five different species of larger shrubs and small trees. The plant has a pink-red colour on the petals with green leaves and it often brightly coloured.
Acacia pycnantha (Golden Wattle) Acacia pycnantha, commonly known as the golden wattle, is native to southeastern Australia and can grow up to about 8 metres tall.
Gum Tree (Eucalyptus) The eucalyptus tree is a large, fast-growing evergreen that is native to Australia and Tasmania. The tree can grow to 375-480 feet also as 125 - 160 m. There are more than 300 species of eucalyptus, and Eucalyptus globules is the most well-known species. The Australia gum tree is the known as the most tallest in the world, the tree grows best in temperatures of 15*C.
Blue Gum The Blue Gum tree was found on margins of rainforests and in wet tall forests, grows to a height of more than 60m. Adult leaves with an alternate arrangement are; narrow elliptic in shape, mostly straight or sometimes curved, up to 18 cm long with entire margins, mid-green above, paler green beneath, scented, strong and rather stiff in texture. Distribution: NSW south coast to southern QLD.
Australia Fauna
Kangaroo The kangaroo is an Australian animal, its habitats ranges from a variety of place forests and woodland areas to grassy plains and savannah. The kangaroo can travel up to 30 miles per hour and leap up to 30 feet, most kangaroos weigh between 50 to 120 pounds. Some kangaroos get up to 200 pounds. A lifespan for an kangaroo is seven to eight years. Kangaroos range from Australia to Tasmania plus they are also are surrounding many pother islands. Kangaroos are marsupials, which means that females carry newborns, or joeys in a pouch on the front of their abdomens. Also, the introduction of domestic herbivores, such as sheep, cattle and rabbits increases competition for many plants and may cause food scarcity in times of drought.
Koala The koala is an herbivorous marsupial, the lifespan for an koala is 13 to 18 years and the mass of a adult koala is up to 4 - 15 kg. The normal length of a koala is 60 - 85 cm long. The koalas fur is thick and usually ash grey with a tinge of brown in places.
Platypus The platypus also known as the duck-billed platypus. The lifespan of the platypus is 17 years, The weight of an 0.7 to 2.4 kgs, the length of the adult platypus 50 cm.
Saltwater Crocodile The salt water crocodile is also widely know by the common names estuarine or Indo-Pacific crocodile. The lifespan of the crocodile is up to 70 years, the mass of an saltwater croc is 400 - 1,000 kg. They can get up to 24 - 29 km/h, the length of a saltwater crocodile is 4.3 - 5.2 m.
Emu The emu is Australia's largest native bird. Emus are feathered, brown, flightless birds with long necks and legs that can reach up to 1.9 metres in height. Emus can travel very fast and can sprint at 50 km/h. Emus can live up to about 19 year in the wild, and 40 years in captivity.
Wombat The wombats are short legged marsupials and are native to Australia and are about 1 m in length with small, stubby tails. They can reach speeds of about 40km/s and can weigh about 20-35kg. There life span is about 15 years in the wild and 20 years in captivity.