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a. The Short Collection – Greeting Cards – Australian Animals Series. - Koala. m063 Koala. Its name comes from an ancient Aboriginal word meaning "no drink" because it receives over 90% of its hydration from the Eucalyptus (Gum Tree) leaves it eats. Its one of only 3 mammals which can survive on a diet of eucalyptus leaves. Koalas today are found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Koalas live in societies, just like humans. |
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b. The Short Collection – Greeting Cards – Australian Animals Series. - Red-necked Wallaby. m041 Red-necked Wallaby - This red-necked wallaby was photographed near Tamworth. They are common over most of the forested areas of the south-eastern mainland and Tasmania. By day it sleeps in dense vegetation, feeding after dusk on grasses and herbs. This large wallaby has grey to red-dish upper parts and is pale below. |
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c. The Short Collection – Greeting Cards – Australian Animals Series. - Dolphins - O What a Feeling. m251 Dolphins - O What a Feeling. Dolphins have a universal appeal, symbolizing freedom, joy, grace and serenity, uplifting the spirits of many people all around the world. A dorsal finned streamlined mammal they must surface to blow and breath. These small toothed whales live on fish and squid, and can reach speeds of 40 kilometers per hour. Warm blooded and milk producing they use sonar ultra sound. |
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d. The Short Collection – Greeting Cards – Australian Animals Series. Green Tree Frog - Being Green. m072 Green Tree Frog - Being Green. Also known as the Common Tree Frog, Dunny Frog, Northern Green Tree Frog, and White's Tree Frog. When not found in toilets, the Green Tree Frog may be observed on rocks and trees and on the ground near water. It has been found in pot plants at station homesteads as well as structures such as letterboxes and toilet bowls. When breeding their eggs are layered in clumps of between 200 and 2000. |
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e. The Short Collection – Greeting Cards – Australian Animals Series. - Australian Red Kangaroo. m054 Australian Red Kangaroo. A desert dweller standing 2 meters tall can weigh up to 85 kilograms and reach speeds of 65 kilometers per hour in short bursts. They have very good hearing, eyesight and sense of smell. They keep cool by resting in the middle of the day, panting like a dog, lying in holes they dig under trees and having spit baths by licking their arms. |
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f. The Short Collection – Greeting Cards – Australian Animals Series. - Hello Possum. m050 Hello Possum. This possum, known as “Barney” was found and rescued by Maureen Short from its dead mothers pouch after being the victim of “Road Kill” when only finger size. Lovingly cared for by Maureen until it was big and strong enough to be released into a controlled natural environment to live an adult life in the wild. |
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g. The Short Collection – Greeting Cards – Australian Animals Series. - Baby Ring Tail Possum. m064 Baby Ring Tail Possum. Very small grey marsupial with white patches behind its eyes and under its ears, and white tipped tail prehensile. They eat flowers, eucalyptus leaves, fruits and buds. Almost exclusively tree-dwelling, in forests, woodlands, rainforests, dense scrub and suburban gardens. They nest in spherical nests in tree hollows, undergrowth or tree forks. Mainly leaf-eaters but may eat flowers and fruits. |
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h. The Short Collection – Greeting Cards – Australian Animals Series. - Wombats. m060 Wombats. They are large nocturnal, grass-eating marsupial that grow to about 1.3 metres and can weigh up to 36 kg. Known to live up to 27 years in captivity they have a large blunt head with small eyes and ears, and a short muscular neck. Their sharp claws and stubby, powerful legs make them great diggers. Because of settlement and agriculture, in most areas they have been pushed into the rugged hills and mountains. |
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i. The Short Collection – Greeting Cards – Australian Animals Series. - Green Tree Frogs - Together. m069 Green Tree Frogs - Together. Lives in tropical rainforests or moist swampy areas. They have moist glandular skins through which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged. The skin surface of the Green Tree Frog is smooth with large glands on the back of its head. The glands, if you look closely, are pitted with tiny pores. The fingers and toes have large discs and are webbed. |
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j. The Short Collection – Greeting Cards – Australian Animals Series. - Wombats - Double Trouble. M057 Wombats - Double Trouble. A large marsupial closely related to the Koala. Burrowing and commonly found in South Eastern Australia, including the Snowy Alpine areas. They are prone to "road kill" during nightly excursions to find food. They live in burrows, which are often built on the sides of gullies, can be up to 30 metres long and several metres deep. They will share burrows but are possessive with their feeding grounds. |
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k. The Short Collection – Greeting Cards – Australian Animals Series. - Kangaroo Flying. M053 Kangaroo Flying. One of the 48 species of kangaroos, wallabies and their relatives. Favours forest and woodlands habitat. Kangaroos are marsupials and the only large mammal that can hop. They live in groups called mobs and being herbivores they eat only grasses, leaves and the shoots of small trees. |
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l. The Short Collection – Greeting Cards – Australian Animals Series. - Australian Echidnas. M058 Australian Echidnas. An egg-laying mammal covered in spines with a tubular snout accommodating a long mobile tongue for lapping up ants and termites. The single egg is incubated for about 10 days in the mother’s abdominal pouch, and then suckles for 3 months, taking about 12 months to attain adulthood. Affectionately known as the Spiny Anteater it is a primitive mammal that lives in both Australia and New Guinea. |
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