Australia and Australians

Sam J. Behrens

Dan J. Hinman

Dylan S. Sacia

Our names are Sam B., Dan H., and Dylan S. We hope you find this virtual

book informative. We also hope you like our work, so please sit back and enjoy

the virtual book presentation. Thank you.

Have you ever wondered about Australian food? Well I am here to tell you a little

bit about it.

Did you know that meat makes up a large part of an Australian’s diet? Neither did I. Also, older Australians prefer tea as their choice drink. While younger Australians prefer coffee. Other than tea and coffee, many Australians like to drink red or white wine regularily.

Thanks to their diet of meat, Australians are well known for their barbecues. Australians also like to eat all kinds of European, Asian, and American food. Australian food also includes vegmite, a salty sandwich spread (Although it is rare for a non-australian to actually like to eat vegemite, so I don’t recommend that you try it if you ever happen to be in Australia.) Australians even like to eat seafood (Bet you didn’t know that!).

Australians also have their own recipes. These recipes were originally based on British cooking. Australians also like a variety of veg and non-veg foods like pies, cuts of meat, chops, etc. Australians also use their local fruits and plants to create delicacies. Australian recipes include Lemon Myrtle, Mountain Pepper, Native Spinach, Bush Tomatoes, and Macadamia Nuts. As you can see Australian food has some differences and similarities to our food so whenever you are in Australia, try some Australian food who knows? Maybe you’ll actually like vegemite (But trying it is your decision, although if you do try vegemite and hate it, remember, I warned you.).

Right, today Australia boats 379 species of mammals, including 80% of the

worlds. That’s a lot. So, what’s it like? Well, for species there are 54 species of

parrots in Australia, 600 of other birds. Most of the 140 species of marsupials in

Australia are found nowhere else in the world. Since European settlement, some

29 mammal species have become extinct from the mainland Australia.

Now, Marsupials. Marsupials include the koala, the wombat, the

marsupials mole and the Tasmanian devil. Marsupials evolved in North America,

found their way to South America and then into Australia via Antarctica. Some

Marsupials are also found in New Guinea which was connected to Australia in

more recent geological times. Plus the word ‘’koala’’ comes from aboriginal word

meaning ‘’does not drink’’.

Other things about Australia are that when the first Europeans settled in

Australia which meant that a number of species of bird’s animals and plants have

become extinct. Gum trees, to keep their leaves and loose their bark. And finally

there are similar to mammals in being covered in fur and bearing live young which

are suckled by the mother.

Title: Kangaroo

Did you know that the Kangaroo is the most widely recognized animal symbol

in Australia? Well, it is! Members of the kangaroo group are found in all

Australian states and have a wide variety of habitats. Scientists think that

Australian plants and animals were isolated from outside influences during this

long period of change.

Kangaroo:

Title: Water habitats

Did you know that a male platypus has venom strong enough to kill a small

dog? Also, the temperature of a saltwater crocodile egg determines the sex of the

newborn. What about that the venom of a stone fish can kill a human in 2 hours?

This is all true!

Platypus:

Salt water crocodile:

Title: impressive instincts

The mother dingo regurgitates food for her young. Koala bears can make an

extremely loud and aggressive growling noise. The thorny devil is a harmless, but

a ferocious-looking Australian lizard. The frilled lizard is an Australian animal that

uses its frill to scare of predators or enemies. The mangles kangaroo paw has an

exclusively narrowly long beak ideal for collecting nectar. The honey possum has a

long snout to help it gather nectar from flower heads.

Frilled Lizard:

Thorny devil:

We hope you learned a lot thanks to this virtual book presentation. We also

hope you enjoyed this presentation and think about the stuff you learned if you

are ever in Australia. Thank you and don’t let the door hit you on the way out.