WILDLIFE
Common Wombat
COMMON NAME: Common Wombat LATIN NAME: Vombatus ursinus MEANING: Vombatus - "wombat"; ursinus - "bear-like" FO
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Echidna
COMMON NAME: Short-beaked Echidna LATIN NAME: Tachyglossus aculeatus MEANING: Pachyglossia - "fast-
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Tasmanian Tiger
COMMON NAME: Thylacine or Tasmanian Tiger LATIN NAME: Thylacinus cynocephalus MEANING: Thyla
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COMMON NAME: Red Kangaroo LATIN NAME: Macropus rufus MEANING: Macropus - "long-foot"; rufus - "red"
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Freshwater Crocodile
COMMON NAME: Freshwater Crocodile LATIN NAME: Crocodylus johnstoni FOOD: Ju
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Splendid Tree Frog
COMMON NAME: Splendid Tree Frog LATIN NAME: Litoria Splendida FOOD: Frogs, tadpoles
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Tasmanian Devil
Largest of the carnivorous marsupials, this powerfully built animal is the size of a small dog with small eyes set in a short, broad head with strong jaws and well-developed teeth. It is covered in black fur, usually with white patches on the neck and rump with the muzzle and small rounded ears sparsely-haired. The Tasmanian Devils limbs are short with strong claws.
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