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1、AUSTRALIA---------ZhangguochenCONTENTA.AnimalsB.ThelandC.CulturalheritageoftheworldFirstofallAQuestionWhatcomestoyourmindfirstlywhenthinkingofAustralia?KangaroosTheanimalsofAustraliaTherearemanydifferentspeciesofwildlifeinAustralia.Marsupials（有袋类）arethemostsuccessfulgroupinAustralia.Thisgroup
2、includeskangaroos,wallabies,koalas,Tasmanianwolves（塔斯马尼亚狼）,Tasmaniandevils（袋獾）,andmanyothers.Theplatypus（鸭嘴兽）andtheechidna（针鼹）areegg-layingmammals.Therearealsonumerousdifferentspeciesofbirds.Someofthemarecockatoo(鹦鹉),kookaburra（笑翠鸟）,lyrebird（琴鸟）,theflightlessemu（鸸鹋）,andseveraltypesofparrots.B
3、ilby(袋狸)TheBilbyisasmallnocturnalcreaturefoundmainlyinNorthernAustralia.Theyhavelargeearslikerabbitsandeatsmallinsectsandvariousplants.KoalaKoalasaresmallbearlikecreatureswholivealongtheeastcoastofAustralia.However,koalasonlyliketoeatasmallpercentageofthetreesfoundaroundAustralia.Koalashaveha
4、rdblacknoses,withsharpclawsandathickfurrycoatandcangrowtoaweightofabout10kg.Mostoftheirtimeisspentasleepinthetrees,whichisthebestplacetoseeakoala.Dingo(澳洲野犬)DingosarefoundinvariousareasacrossAustralia,itmakesahowlingsoundthatisverydistinctive.Dingoesgenerallyeatmice,rabbitsandrats,althoughcan
5、alsoattacklivestockwhenhungry.Echidna（针鼹）TheEchidnaisasmallcreature,whichhasafurryundersidewithsharpspinesonitsback.EchidnasliveinthedryandhotdesertlandofAustralia,aswellaswithinthecoolerclimateoftheAustralianAlps.Echidnascatchinsectstoeat.Theygrowtoabout45cm.Asaformofprotectiontheyquicklybur
6、ythemselvesintheground,withonlytheirspinesstickingoutoftheground.Quoll（袋鼬）Quollarenocturnalcreatures,whichareAustralianativecats.Theygrowtoaboutthesizeofdomesticcats,andspendmostoftheirtimeintrees.Goanna（澳洲巨蜥）GoannasareatypeoflizardfoundinvariouspartsofAustralia.Theycangrowtoabout2metreslong,
7、andcanbeaggressive,oftenmakingaloudhissingsound.TheLandThecontinentofAustraliawithaCoastline----30000kilometers,alandarea----7682300km,itisthelargestislandintheworld.ThecountryalsoincludesTasmania,theTorresStraitsIslandsandasmallnumberofislan
