Australia
Australia is a country in the Southern hemisphere and belongs to Oceania. This fascinating island continent is surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and has many unusual animals that don’t exist in other countries like quokas, wombats and the duckbilled platypus.
Australia is the sixth largest country in the world and is divided into six states (Southern Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania) and two self-governing territories: Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory (around Canberra, the capital city).
Wombats are marsupials too. They have sharp teeth, but are herbivores so they eat grasses, bark and roots. They are mainly night-active, but can also be seen out looking for food on cool and overcast days.
Some animals like Kangaroos and Wallabies are marsupials, which means they carry their babies in their pouches. Baby kangaroos and wallabies are called joeys.
