Can you recognize these Australian animals from the descriptions?

Australia is home to some of the most unusual and unique animals on the planet. Are you familiar with some of the animals that can only be found Down Under? Find out by taking this quiz.

• The following list of Australian mammals, which one lays eggs?

  • A koala.

  • A platypus.

  • A dingo.

  • A wallaby.

• Which of the following Australian carnivore has a Looney Toon named after it?

  • The bilby.

  • The emu.

  • The Tasmanian devil.

  • The quokka.

• What type of creature is a kookaburra?

  • A bird.

  • A fish.

  • A reptile.

  • A mammal.

• Which Australian bird is a popular offering at pet stores?

  • A parakeet (Budgerigar).

  • A cassowary.

  • A black swan.

  • A lyrebird.

• Which of the creatures listed below is a marsupial?

  • The dugong

  • The echidna.

  • The flying fox.

  • The kangaroo.

• Which Australian animal is one of the world's most deadly marine invertebrates?

  • A box jellyfish.

  • A blobfish.

  • A blobfish.

  • A stonefish.

• What species is the sugar glider?

  • A flying snake.

  • A soaring possum.

  • A small lizard.

  • A colorful bird.

• Which of the following is a hazardous Australian snake?

  • Cassowary.

  • Thorny devil.

  • Taipan.

  • Dugong.

• What is a feral Australian horse called?

  • Brumby.

  • Mustang.

  • Queensland walker.

  • Lipizzaner.

• Which of these Australian birds most closely resembles an owl?

  • A night parrot.

  • A myna bird.

  • A lyrebird.

  • A tawny frogmouth.

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