“The Aborigines
havelvedin nthe 19 century,
‘many British conis*
were sent to Australia, a
Artis colony atthe time
Now, bout 22%
of Australians
probably have a
convict ancestor.
80% ofthe population
lives within 50 km
ofthe coast M
“About 25% ofthe population
es gece " comes from anather county,
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‘Why so many lethal animals?
gt oe «There are lato dangerous
animals in Australia because
x The Great Barrier | the soils are very old and
Reefisthe world's | infertile. So only the most
Tagestlvng | estant creatures suv,
structuresitis | lite cold-blooded predators
2,600 km long. |. (etiles) and insects
‘There are very few mammals?
because they need a lot of
resources to survive (for
a 2 example, a mammal needs to
number ofkaaroos J Pronk 7
ling on the continent. 4755:thenumber of reptile rieaile ta) plone
$55: the numberof species =the highest survive on one good meal. 2
kangaroo spaces umber inthe wt). yea.
1 poe: 2 marmfes