There are no native hoofed animals, monkeys, cats or bears (and no truly native dogs, although the dingo has apparently been here for at least 3000 years), half of our mammals are marsupials, and we are the only continent with all three of the sub-classes of mammals (see below).
Mammals can be generally classified into three broad groups: egg-laying monotremes, marsupials, and placentals. A marsupial is a mammal that raises its newborn offspring inside an external pouch at the front or underside of their bodies.
Mammals can be generally classified into three broad groups: egg-laying monotremes, marsupials, and placentals. A marsupial is a mammal that raises its newborn offspring inside an external pouch at the front or underside of their bodies.
In Australia, though, marsupials continue to be very diverse, and are the dominant native mammals. They include kangaroos, koalas (above left), tasmanian devils, wombats (above right), and other typical Australian mammals. Until recently, they also included the marsupial wolf, Thylacinus (below).
In Australia, though, marsupials continue to be very diverse, and are the dominant native mammals. They include kangaroos, koalas (above left), tasmanian devils, wombats (above right), and other typical Australian mammals. Until recently, they also included the marsupial wolf, Thylacinus (below).
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