Native Australian Animals

I only eat gum leaves. I am in a funny story book called, 'Not A Bear'. Who am I?

• Dingo

• Kangaroo

• Sugar Glider

• Koala

My babies are known as 'joeys'. I have a long tail to help me balance. My arms are very short. Who am I?

• Wombat

• Emu

• Tasmanian Devil

• Kangaroo

Who am I? I have a long tongue and sharp spines all over my back. I like to eat ants. I am ...

• Thorny Devil

• Echidna

• Possum

• Dingo

I am a very large native Australian bird. I have soft feathers. I cannot fly. Who am I?

• Cockatoo

• Galah

• Emu

• Kookaburra

This furry animal lives in a burrow and only comes out at night. It eats grass and roots. What is it?

• Dingo

• Possum

• Kangaroo

• Wombat

I am nocturnal. I have a long tail that helps me grip onto tree branches. I live up in the trees. I mainly eat leaves and flowers but sometimes I also eat insects and eggs. Who am I?

• Kangaroo

• Possum

• Platypus

• Koala

I am a monotreme - which means I lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. I live in small streams and rivers. I have a duck-like bill. I am a ...

• Duck

• Platypus

• Crocodile

• Echidna

I am black, white and furry with sharp teeth. I make a strange growly sound. I am only found in Tasmania. I am a ...

• Panda

• Magpie

• Tasmanian Devel

• Eagle

I am a small, nocturnal marsupial. I eat tree sap, nectar, pollen and small boneless creatures. I can glide from tree to tree. Who am I?

• Sugar glider

• Possum

• Koala

• Bandicoot

I eat termites. I am reddish-brown with a small head, four short legs and a long, bushy tail. I can have stripes on my back. I don't have to drink because I get water from the termites I eat. Some people call me a bandicoot but I am also known as a...

• Wallaby

• Dingo

• Numbat

• Kookaburra