Презентация к уроку "Австралия".

Welcome to Australia

Australia – the world's sixth country by the territory size, and this only state occupying the whole continent. The Australian union includes the Australian continent and several islands, the largest of which is Tasmania. In the territory of the continent the various nature adjoins to modern densely populated megalopolises. Though the most part of the continent is occupied by semi-deserts and deserts, in Australia there are various landscapes: – from the Alpine meadows to the tropical jungle. Australia became the house for unique species of flora and fauna some of which don't meet in other corners of the planet. Many plants and animals, including huge marsupials, have died out with the advent of natives; others (for example, the Tasmanian tiger) – with the advent of Europeans .

I will tell you about unusual and various fauna of Australia. There live an unusual bird and animals and we will get acquainted with them now.

The Australian duck-bill — a symbol of the far continent and is even depicted on a coin in 20 Australian cents. The animal lives only in Australia and on nearby islands — the Kangaroo and Tasmania. In the world. Meets anywhere any more treats natatorial mammals. Prefers warm fresh water which temperature from 25 to 30 degrees.His nose reminds a beak of a duck, and short paws are located on each side, as at lizards and crocodiles. A tail of a duck-bill such, as at a beaver. And the small animal can lay eggs and even to poison the enemy with poison.

The koala represents a lovely marsupial of a bear who carries out the main part of the life on eucalyptus branches. Length of a trunk of an animal makes 60-80 cm, and the average body weight of an adult individual - about 16 kg. The muzzle of a koala which is rounded off with small dark eyes and a black nose. Rather large ears of a round form are covered with dense wool. Animal fur dense and short, gray shade.

The interesting fact is that the well-known marsupials bears have no relation to bears. The name of an animal is translated as "teetotal", - it is connected with the fact that the koala doesn't use any liquid. It eats exclusively eucalyptus leaves which for him are both food and drink. Koala it is always quiet and phlegmatic, easily gets used to the person. These good-natured animals are almost not capable to defend and attack the opponent. They live on eucalyptus trees and go down and them is very rare. They as if hang on them in the sleeping state. Him very convenient both food, and water, and a bed all on one tree.

The animal who treats marsupials to organisms has the second name – a tasmaniysky devil. Lives only on the island of Tasmania.

Really, you won't envy its appearance, of course, not such and the handsome man. The body of a predator has well developed muscles and is covered with fur of black color. The marsupial a devil is a predator and as all animals leading such life, it causes the negative relation in people. Generally, he isn't a devil, literally this word, and his people on whom he strong played a dirty trick so nicknamed. In case of development of the island of Tasmania of people for the first time faced this animal, and at first didn't turn any attention to a marsupial of a devil at all. But the predator reminded directly of itself, having plundered inventories of meat products at the first colonists and having destroyed all hens who were brought by immigrants.

The Australian look a kookaburra is the largest halcyon in the world. As well as other species of halcyons, the kookaburra has a dense small little body, a short neck, a long sharp beak and short paws. They live on east coast of Australia, and in 1898 have delivered them to Western Australia. A kookaburra it is most of all known for the singing which reminds hysterical laughter of the person, and they can be heard in twilight and at sunrise. They also often sing in chorus to designate the territory. The kookaburra is a predator, but they can eat almost everything. These are territorial birds, and they often live with already grown up baby birds brought in the previous season. They can be seen in suburbs of the large cities, but most often they meet in rural areas.

Echidna – the sumchaty animal reminding both a hedgehog, and a porcupine. At an echidna the round body covered with a bristle and prickles. Length of a body of 50 cm, a tail small, a nose long, bent by a cone. The mouth is small. In a mouth sticky language. There are no teeth, instead of them there are short thorns which crush food. Paws have powerful claws.

There lives an echidna in Australia on flat dry places.

Eats larvae, ants, insects. Comes for hunting at the night. She has a good sense of smell. Finds the production underground, breaks off this place in the earth paws, and from a surface pinches long, sticky tongue and swallows. Then pulls out a hole in the morning and lies in it till the evening. Also the whole month can do without food.

The female lays 1 eggs in a bag which appears on a stomach before a laying of eggs, and then disappears. Newborn cubs remain in a bag and eat milk from mammary glands 2-3 months. Cubs pinch milk drops from wool on special sites of skin. In a month the bristle appears at them. In 7 weeks mother hides the children in a nest from leaves and feeds with milk until they become adults.

At danger of an echidna are turned in a sphere. Can quickly be dug to the earth, and needles will stick out from above.

There live echidnas up to 50 years.

Except the person, in the nature they have no enemies.

In cold months fall into hibernation. Hide in rotten stubs, holes, thickets.

Hunting for them is forbidden – echidnas are included in the Red List.

The wild dog of the Dingo (Latin of Canis lupus dingo) – one of unique breeds of dog which was once cultivated and then ran wild again. For today this breed of dog is the unique placentary predator which lives in Australia. The name of this breed of a dog comes from the word "tingo" which locals called dogs. Dogs of a dingo who were pets of the Australian natives at some point ran away from them or were thrown by the owners. Thus, life forced them to return to a wild conduct of life and to move to a dwelling area, new to them. Here, in the rich Australian nature, they found everything that was necessary for them for survival. This large number of a game, and also almost total absence of any dangers (in this food environment the dingo practically have no competitors). The run wild dingoes occupied almost all territory of Australia, and also the nearest islands, except Tasmania . Main a dingo benefit which does them by the strongest before the closest competitors in this environment is an opportunity to hunt organized groups, or packs. They are ahead in this plan even of the big marsupial of a predator who is most available on the continent – a marsupial of a wolf.

Kangaroos are the best jumpers of our planet: length of one jump makes three meters in height and around twelve in length. They move huge jumps with a speed about 50 km/h, making a start from a surface strong hind legs, at the same time the important part is assigned to a tail which plays a role of balance and helps to keep balance.

Emu — the large bird who is very resembling an ostrich superficially. For this reason before an emu called the Australian ostrich and carried to group Strausoobraznykh. However now it is proved that the emu is closer to cassowaries therefore in modern systematization he is the only look in family of an emu in group Kazuaroobraznykh. Despite the large sizes of an emu nevertheless much more small than the African ostrich, in height he reaches 150-180 cm, 35-55 kg weigh. He has no such peculiar lines of a structure as at the African ostrich — a bladder and didactyl paws, that is the emu is more similar to a typical bird.