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... plants of Australia , this is not as obvious as the novelty of the animals . A study of the plants , however , reveals an equally fascinating story - fascinating yet puzzling , as there is still much to be discovered . Most scientists ...
... plants of Australia , this is not as obvious as the novelty of the animals . A study of the plants , however , reveals an equally fascinating story - fascinating yet puzzling , as there is still much to be discovered . Most scientists ...
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... plant . Animal - trapping plants such as these are common in swampy places , and pitcher plants , sundews and bladderworts obtain the nitrogen they need in this most remarkable way . A fantastic plant of both south - west forest and ...
... plant . Animal - trapping plants such as these are common in swampy places , and pitcher plants , sundews and bladderworts obtain the nitrogen they need in this most remarkable way . A fantastic plant of both south - west forest and ...
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... plants and three main groups are found in Australia . They are among the most primitive of the seed - bearing plants . They all have a palm - like appearance and the leaves are used as a substitute for true palms in the decora- tion of ...
... plants and three main groups are found in Australia . They are among the most primitive of the seed - bearing plants . They all have a palm - like appearance and the leaves are used as a substitute for true palms in the decora- tion of ...
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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