Animals
Australian animals are unique to Australia. They live in different climates on our continent and live in a variety of habitats. Koalas and kangaroos are only two of the many marsupials throughout Australia.
A nature reserve is a place where animals live in a protected environment. Many endangered animals are to be found in reserves. The animals in reserves are usually native to the area, unlike zoos which have animals from all over the world.
Native Animals
Trishan's Oz Page - Australian Animals - Includes the native animals - Antechinus, Long-Nosed Bandicoot, Bat, Black Snake (Red-bellied), Cassowary, Cockatoo, Crocodile (Saltwater), Echidna, Emu, Frilled Lizard, Kangaroo, Koala , Kookaburra , Penguin (Fairy) ,Platypus ,Possums (Brushtail , Feathertail Glider , Leadbeater's , Pygmy , Ringtail , Sugar Glider), Tawny Frogmouth ,Wallaby , Wombat.
Plants
Australian plants are quite unique. They live in very poor soil with little water and generally quite harsh conditions. They do not loose their leaves in winter but some trees shed their bark in spring.
Some plants rely upon fire to release their seeds from cones and to start to regenerate. Austalian flowers are often small and beautiful and plants can flower at different times of the year, not just in spring.
Many of the plants are edible which the aborigines ate and some are now sold in restaurants.
Native Australian plants
Hoya australis is rainforest climber from eastern Australia. The bulging trunk of the bottle tree, Brachychiton rupestris, is unmistakable. Eremophila maculata is known as the "Spotted emu bush" and occurs widely in semi arid areas of Australia. It is also widely cultivated, apparently without any toxicity problems. Pimelea ferruginea occurs naturally in south Western Australia and is widely cultivated. Although not normally associated with toxicity, most pimeleas may contain animal toxins.
Life in Australia 
