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盾形两旁为袋鼠和鸸鹋[ér miáo]是澳大利亚特有动物，为国家的标志、
民族的象征。
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袋鼠 kangaroo
Kangaroo is Australia‘s national animal, but it is not rare, according to incomplete statistics, the existing Australian kangaroos have more than 20 million, even more than the population of Australians. Kangaroos are marsupials(有袋类） and mammals, 25 million years ago, marsupials almost disappeared from the earth, only kangaroos survive in Australia and Papua New
weight. Its fur is thick and usually ash gray.
The koala gets its name from an ancient
Aboriginal word ,meaning "no drink", because it
receives over 90% of its water from the
An adult Merino sheep weighing 60-140 kg, his wool is soft, about 20 microns thick and 10 cm long.His wool is a superior raw materials. Per sheep can produce 10-20 kilograms of wool at a time. Australian merino wool production accounts for 32% of world wool production, 95% for export, among which 50% of exports in Asia,it has an annual income of 20 billion dollars. Australian wool can meet the 45% worldwide demand of wool. Therefore, Australia is a "wool kingdom."
