Really Wild Animals - Wonders Down Under

Australia is often called the "Land Down Under" because it is located completely south of

• the Prime Meridian

• North America

• the Equator

• Antarctica

Animals that breathe air, have hair and feed their young with milk are called

• mammals

• marsupials

• monotremes

The movie introduced you to a koala sanctuary to show you how some people are helping koalas survive despite:

• a lack of food

• danger from predators

• danger from prey

• destruction of their habitats

Animals that carry their very young offspring in pouches are:

• mammals

• monotremes

• marsupials

Kangaroos travel in a group called a:

• pack

• herd

• mob

• flock

What does a dingo do that your dog doesn't?

• agressively pursue every potential meal

• has a pouch

• bark or howl

• use a credit card

Why are some living things in Australia so "weird"?

• Only weird animals are allowed to live there.

• Australia is isolated.

• to attract tourists

Kangaroos eat 14 pounds of this daily.

• fruit

• vegetables

• grass

• fish

The mudskipper is a

• fish

• lizard

• marsupial

• mammal

This animal has a bill, webbed feet, a pouch and lays eggs.

• echidna

• bat

• mudskipper

• platypus