Animal Facts!

A cheetah can run 76 kilometres per hour (46 miles per hour) - that's really fast! The fastest human beings runs only about 30 kilometres per hour (18 miles per hour).

A cheetah does not roar like a lion - it purrs like a cat (meow).

There are more than 50 different kinds of kangaroos. Kangaroos are native of Australia. A group of kangaroos is called a mob. Young kangaroos are called joeys.

No two zebras have stripes that are exactly alike. Zebras enemies include hyenas, wild dogs, and lions. Male zebras are called stallions. Zebras usually travel in herds.

Shark's need to swim, or they will sink!

The venom of a stonefish can kill a human in two hours.

Koalas can make an extremely loud and agressive growling noise.

A mother dingo regurgitates food for her puppies.

The Frilled Neck Lizard was pictured on Australia's two cent coin. The coins are no longer in circulation Fairy Penguins live for an average of seven years. The Emu is the world's third largest bird. The Ostrich and the Cassowary take the top positions. The nest of an Emu can be up to 1.5 metres wide! The Emu can run at speeds up to 45 km/hr!

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