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... called it the ' spotted marten ' in tribute to its qualities . The tiger cat is an attractive animal with fur ranging from almost black on the back and tail to light gold along the belly . Light coloured spots on the dark fur also ...
... called it the ' spotted marten ' in tribute to its qualities . The tiger cat is an attractive animal with fur ranging from almost black on the back and tail to light gold along the belly . Light coloured spots on the dark fur also ...
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... called the ' little raven ' . Just as the crow has a smaller species , the little crow , so the raven group has a smaller species , the little raven . So far , breeding areas of this new bird are found mainly in the Riverina area of New ...
... called the ' little raven ' . Just as the crow has a smaller species , the little crow , so the raven group has a smaller species , the little raven . So far , breeding areas of this new bird are found mainly in the Riverina area of New ...
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... called turtles . The land and fresh- water animals , with claws which may or may not be webbed , are called tortoises . This group is a living example of the old adage that when you are on to a good thing , stick to it . Green turtle ...
... called turtles . The land and fresh- water animals , with claws which may or may not be webbed , are called tortoises . This group is a living example of the old adage that when you are on to a good thing , stick to it . Green turtle ...
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Aborigines animals areas baby bandicoots Bass Strait bats beak best known birds blue body breeding brown burrows called captivity chicks coast colour common name creature crocodiles crow David Fleay dingo dolphins dragon eaten echidna egg-laying eggs feathers feed feet female freshwater frogs geckoes giant glider goannas grass grey ground hatch head hollow honey-eaters huge hunting inches insects islands joey kangaroo killed kinds koala land legless lizards legs live lyrebirds magpie male mammals marsupials miles mother move native naturalist nest noisy scrub-bird normal northern numbat pattern perhaps plants platypus poisonous possum pouch prey python Queensland rats reptiles ring-tail rock scientists scrub-bird seals Silver-eyes skin skinks smaller snake South Australia South Wales southern species swallowed tadpoles tail Tasmania Tasmanian tiger teeth tiger toes tortoises tree turtle victim Victoria wallabies Western Australia whale wings wombats young youngsters