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... mammals had already appeared on the world scene and Australia received its share . However , the mammals that had then developed were primitive kinds retaining close links with their ancestral reptiles . The two famous groups still ...
... mammals had already appeared on the world scene and Australia received its share . However , the mammals that had then developed were primitive kinds retaining close links with their ancestral reptiles . The two famous groups still ...
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... mammals . For example , platypus and beaver have much in common ; echidna , hedgehog and porcupine have all developed quills for defence ; Australian marsupial mole and African mole look very alike ; possum , monkey and tree - kangaroo ...
... mammals . For example , platypus and beaver have much in common ; echidna , hedgehog and porcupine have all developed quills for defence ; Australian marsupial mole and African mole look very alike ; possum , monkey and tree - kangaroo ...
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... mammals and birds does hamper reptiles . Reptiles are not slimy like frogs , since the body is covered with scales . These are the hallmark of the order just as feathers are the unique covering for birds , hair for mammals . The young ...
... mammals and birds does hamper reptiles . Reptiles are not slimy like frogs , since the body is covered with scales . These are the hallmark of the order just as feathers are the unique covering for birds , hair for mammals . The young ...
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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