The Sugar Glider‚ also commonly known as the Sugar bear or Honey Glider ‚ refers to the Australian marsupial mammal that is a part of the Pertauridae family. The Glider’s scientific name Petaurus breviceps is Latin and translates into ‘short-headed rope dancer’ describing the animal’s 15-21cm length and 95-160g body covered in light blue-grey fur with a white underside. It is naturally found in Northern and Eastern Australia‚ sections of midland Australia‚ Tasmania‚ Papua New Guinea‚ Indonesia
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walking but totally get lost‚ I was just walking around. The weather was decreased gradually and I felt more tired‚ my legs were very painful. The sun set and the night came with the dry and cold wind‚ some of the sand-sliding skink‚ mouse like marsupial were came out the hatch to look for food. I was too tired than I slept unheeded. Day2: The scorching hot of the sunshine woke me up. At that time‚ my phone had no signal so I decided to find a high place to receive the signal‚ then I kept go on
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tone and strength of male’s hissing. Hissing cockroaches also enjoy a rather large range of diet. They are also long-lived creatures‚ from an insect point of view. They can live up to five years. Another unusual pet is the Sugar gliders. They are marsupials native to Australia‚ New Guinea and Indonesia that have been blessed with the ability to fly glide‚ through the trees in
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well-known emu are very similar It is hard to tell just how alike they are due to individual variations; e.g few available specimens and age related variations. Diprotodon Optatum Diprotodon optatum also known as the giant wombat was the largest marsupial know. The oldest fossils of the giant wombat are from the plicoene deposit in Fishermans Cliff‚ New South Wales. The Giant wombat became extinct 250‚000 years ago. Exact reasons for the extinction of Diprotodon remain unclear. It seems to have co-existed
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Mammary glands: feature for which mammals are named-produce milk to nourish the young. Having hair‚ ability to nourish their young with milk‚ all breathe air‚ have four chambered hearts‚ and are endotherms. The first true mammals appeared during the late Triassic period‚ about 220 million years ago. Mammals are descended from ancient reptiles. * * Form and Function in Mammals * * Body Temperature Control * High metabolic rate‚ helps generate body heat. External body hair
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NOVA: Australia’s First 4 Billion Years NOVA’s four part videos "Australia’s First 4 Billion Years" takes viewers on a rollicking adventure from the birth of the Earth to the emergence of the world we know today. With help from host and scientist‚ Richard Smith‚ we meet titanic dinosaurs and giant kangaroos‚ sea monsters and prehistoric crustaceans‚ disappearing mountains and deadly asteroids. The visuals (both real and computer-generated) are beautiful‚ and the stories are clearly and engagingly
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Evolution of Tasmanian Devils The world’s largest surviving carnivorous marsupial‚ the Tasmanian devil has a thick-set‚ squat build‚ with a relatively large‚ broad head and short‚ thick tail. The fur is wholly black‚ but white markings often occur on the rump and chest. Body size also varies greatly‚ depending on the diet and habitat. Adult males are usually larger than adult females. Devils once occurred on mainland Australia‚ but have been confined to Tasmania since pre-European times. The survival
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A basic understanding of the concept of "the Dreamtime" or Creation period is an important part of recognizing the inextricable bond traditional Aborigines have for the land and their culture. Traditional Aborigines believe the earth‚ like the sky‚ always existed and was the home of supernatural beings. At the beginning of time the earth looked like a featureless‚ desolate plain. Nothing existed on the surface. The earth was covered in eternal darkness as the sun and moon were still slumbering under
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Agnatha Common Name Representatives General Features “Jawless Fishes” sea lamprey‚ hagfish no jaws unpaired fins eel-like bodies notochord persists cartilage skeleton no scales smooth‚ slimy skin lamprey sucker-like mouth with teeth parasite of fish 2 chambered heart gills lamprey swims in a rippling manner external fertilization lamprey - larva‚ metamorphosis Chondrichthyes “Cartilagenous Fishes” sharks‚ skates‚ rays movable jaws paired fins cartilage skeleton Osteichthyes “Bony Fishes” salmon
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Adaptations: Living in forests‚ Koalas are about to survive due to numerous adaptations. One interesting adaptation a female koala has is the usage of marsupials‚ or pouches on their bellies. These pouches help to raise their young while living atop trees. Another adaptation koalas have is the thick fur which covers their bodies. This thick fur makes living in trees much more comfortable. When looking at
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