Australia is home to some of the most unusual and fascinating wildlife on earth. Form agile kangaroos to sleepy koalas, animals of Australia are undoubtedly unique. Approximately 90% of the animals in the region are found nowhere else. Australia is also one of the very few countries where you will discover marsupials and monotremes. Marsupials are pouched animals. They give live birth, and their young develop in a pouch instead of the placenta (e.g., kangaroo). Mammals which lay eggs are Monotremes such as platypus. Let’s take a look at some of the most facts about Australia animals. You know what, we are pretty sure this article will give you enough information that you can easily impress other people with you knowledge about Australian animals.

Interesting Facts about Famous Australian Animals

Koala

Koalas are marsupial animals. They look like a cuter version of bears, but they are definitely not bears. Koalas are mostly found along Australia’s eastern coastline. They are fragile animals and weigh only about 14kg or 31lbs. In terms of height, koalas can grow up to 2.2 ft or 80 cm tall.

Since koalas are marsupials, their babies spend the first six months of life in their mothers’ pouch. Koalas are among the laziest animals on the planet and can sleep up to 20 hours a day.

Kangaroo

Kangaroos are Australia’s national pride. The country has about 50 million kangaroos freely roaming its land, which means there are more kangaroos in Australia than there are people.

Kangaroos come in all sizes, and 55 different species are found in the country. An average kangaroo can weigh up to 90 kg or 198 lbs. The best place to experience kangaroos is Pebbly Beach, which is along the south coast of Australia.

Platypus

Platypus is the third animal on our list of Australia facts animals. It is an egg-laying mammal (monotremes) with a brown furry body. Moreover, it features webbed feet, duck-like bill, and beaver-like tail, giving it a truly unique appearance. The animal can grow up to 60 cm or 2ft in length and are commonly found along the river banks in burrows.

Tasmanian devil

Tasmanian devil is one of the endangered species. It can only be found in Tasmanian Island’s wild. Tasmanian devil is a marsupial animal and carries its young in its pouch.

It can carry up to four young who spend the first four months of their lives in their mothers’ pouch.

Sydney funnel-web spider

The world’s deadliest spider! A single bite of it can cause a healthy human to die within an hour. However, an antidote has been developed, and no fatalities have been reported over the last three decades. The spider is hairless, and its web looks like a giant funnel, which makes it very hard to miss. It is mostly found along the coastline of Sydney between rocks and logs.

Crocodiles

Australia facts animals: Australia is home to two crocodile species: saltwater crocodile (estuarine crocodile) and freshwater crocodile. Both can live in freshwater and saltwater.

The only place where freshwater crocodiles are present is Australia. The saltwater crocodile is the world’s most enormous crocodile. It can grow up to 6 meters or 20ft and weigh a ton.

 Bonus fact

Bee stings kill more people in Australia every year than snake bites or sharks!