ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA

in poem •  7 years ago 


ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA

Welcome, now, to the land down under.
An amazing land filled with much wonder.
Today we’ll discover some animals here.
What to expect if your a sightseer.

Our most popular mammal everyone’s heard of,
A darling mammal that all do love.
Of course I refer to the Kangaroo,
An Aussie icon, through and through.
To travel about he does not stop,
Up to fifteen feet in just one hop.
With his powerful legs and very large size
In a boxing match he would win first prize.
Living in large groups called a mob,
The males protect, that is their job.
They travel about with joey in pouch,
His cuteness your heart will melt – for that I can vouch.
They nibble on grass, leaves and flowers,
Then sleep in the shade for hours and hours.

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For the next little mammal you must look up,
You may not notice until closeup.
They sleep all day in the heights of the trees,
Relaxing – not stressing – their life’s one of ease.
Each day they munch on a kilo of Eucalyptus leaves,
But fussy they are - a few special species only do please.
Their thick woolly fur is reddish brown or grey,
And it feels rather coarse to the touch I must say.
Their joeys do move from pouch to mum’s back,
Here on the leaves they now learn to snack.
Water they don’t really need much to drink,
From their food they get enough they think.
Koalas are nocturnal, they come out at night,
Yes sometimes you may hear them grunt as they fight.

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Now here in Australia there can be found
A very large bird that runs on the ground,
At speeds of thirty miles per hour,
And six feet tall, above you may tower.
The Emu of course is of what I speak,
His got a long neck and a very sharp beak.
Three toes and a talon of each of his feet
Help him to fight should a predator he meet.
They are known to swim, themselves to cool,
So they may just join you in the pool.
Eggs they lay, when a nest it seeks,
Then the male does sit for around eight weeks.
Now with his food, eating rocks combines,
This he does as his food he grinds.
He eats food of all different kinds,
An omnivore – eating whatever he finds.

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Next we’ll discuss Australia’s Wombat,
Cute little nose, furry and fat.
Hairy-nose wombats live in colonies.
But bare-nose wombats alone more commonly.
With strong front teeth and powerful claws,
He digs out his burrow just using his paws.
The burrow can be a meter long,
Digging his home all day long.
They forage for food yes only at night,
Their herbivore diet suits them just right.

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In the bush you may come across
A small Echidna – he will show you who’s boss.
When predators attack he curls in a ball,
Exposing his spines – yes one and all.
You may be familiar with his long snout,
Useful for ants and termites sniffing out.
A mammal laying eggs is very rare,
This with the Platypus is something they share.
The Echidna you’ll find has no teeth,
But his long sticky tongue catches ants from beneath.

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A Dingo has a long bushy tail
Yes like a wolf he does make a wail.
A wild dog with big teeth and pointy ears,
Hunting at night, far away he hears.
He lives alone or in a pack up to ten,
He eats mainly meat but berries and fruit now and then.
A litter consists of up to ten pups,
Who need help being raised by all the grown-ups.
Their coat is quite short but soft is their fur,
In golden, reddish or light brown can occur.

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These are a few of the animal sights.
Some of the interesting facts and highlights.
Australia is large and really quite diverse,
There are many more about which we could converse.
Perhaps later in another verse,
Some more information we can disperse.

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Poem by Sourcherry
Photographs from Pixabay

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Wonderful writeup and what amazing photographs. I really know better Australia now.

Thank you.

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Wow beautifull poetry
Poetry, like the moon, does not advertise anything.
Keep steemit dear

Thank you for your support.

Nice you have really educated me
This is an educative segment thanks for sharing

Your welcome. Glad you liked it.

Never realized it before but my dog looks a lot like a dingo...

Your dog must be beautiful.

That's what I'm told, and I feel like he knows it too. Half German Shepard half Husky so he has more fur than hair, but otherwise looks just like a dingo

Australia definitely has some amazing animals, and you show them off beautifully through this poem. Loved it.

Thank you.

looks like they live happy and secure from dangerous society I hope that still, we people educate them by the way thanks for all great photo and poet, good job @sourcherry

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed my post.

Australia animal diversity is rich compare to others region of the world. Thanks for your nice post.

Your welcome.

Beautiful poem you are really a good poet. And thanks for sharing this amazing poetry

Thank you. You are welcome.

Wow so beautiful looks

Thank you.

Excelent post, thank.

Glad you enjoyed it.

Nice post thnx for share it with us image

Your welcome.

I enjoy reading. And have read at different times about diverse animal species in Australia. Wish to experience them physically one day.

You made it interesting reading about this animals the poetic way.

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the poem.

gracias. No conocía sobre ellos. buena información

De nada. Me alegra que te haya gustado.

One of make favorite animal is kangaroo...
Thanks for remind this
We also share the beauty of life follow me...

Glad you enjoyed the poem. Kangaroos are my favourite too.

beautiful looks

Thanks.

Uno de los animales que siempre me han llamado la atención son los canguros, precisamente por el poder que recogen en sus patas, a pesar de que se ven tan vulnerables. y el koala? oye me fascina ese tierno animalito, es interesante que no necesitan mucha agua para beber. Gracias por esta tierna publicación, un saludo, Nos vemos en la cima.

Gracias. Me alegra que te haya gustado el poema. Sí. Los canguros son muy poderosos, tienen mucha fuerza en sus patas y colas. Los de Koala son muy lindos. Estos son dos de mis animales favoritos

It is very different fascinating world

Such a beautiful poem with the perfect choice of photographs.
I have also written a poem but is not of as much length as you have.please have a moment to look it on my blog.
God bless you.❤

Thank you. I will have a look at your poem.

Australian animal is so clever animal..by the way this animal you don't find out any country without Australia..
Ok hanks for sharing this valuable blog..
Keep it up..

Thanks.

hermoso

Gracias.

I makes me want to visit a zoo

Great photo essays and informative write. Poetry is a fun way to educate, I think.

Thank you.

wow!! all animal are awesome, kengaru is most wonderful animal...@sourcherry

I like the Kangaroos too. They are very interesting to watch.

wow amazing really nice

Thanks.

La fauna australiana es increíble y la manera en que tu la describes en tu poema también lo es, definitivamente tienes talento, además de que esta publicación tiene algo muy particular y es la parte educativa, yo desconocía que los echidna ponen huevos. Es una manera motivadora de mostrar la naturaleza de esta región.

Gracias. Es una forma muy divertida de compartir información. Me alegra que te haya gustado el poema.

Wow very beautiful creatures here @sourcherry. One of these days, visiting Australia will be one of my priorities , to see these for my self.. Am tired of seeing it on the TV's and in net..

This is an excellent work

Thank you.

很诗情画意又生动自如的描述,一时间我沉醉在句句言辞里,无法用英语表达我的感受,好美又贴切的诗篇,顶一个!

非常感謝你。我很高興你喜歡這首詩。

不客气,你写得很好,继续加油! keep it on

Of these my favorites are the kangaroo for their bag and there they take their little ones and the koalas I love them they sleep all day I feel like one of them I love to sleep and sleep so sometimes I feel like one of them, great photos look beautiful these animals

Thanks. I like to sleep like a Koala too.

This writeup deserves some accolades.
The photograghs was beyond imagination.
Cheers

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i like all the animals, all of then are so beatiful. Some of my relatives are living in Sidney. I frecuently see pict from Sidney and their parks. Also pictures from the beach but never pictures from so beatiful animals. I will share this post in my facebook.

here is my facebook so you can see many things and pictures.

https://www.facebook.com/gioconda.puppio

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