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Australia Outback Food Chain
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Australian Outback
By Madi and Bethany
Fourth Trophic Level
Tertiary Consumers
Third Trophic Level
Secondary Consumers
Second Trophic Level
Primary Consumers
Producers
First Trophic Level
Scientific Name: Pythonidae
Definition: A large heavy bodied non venomous constrictor snake occurring throughout the Old World tropics
Python
their diet mainly consists of small mammals, bats, birds, and lizards
they kill their prey by squeezing it until is suffocates
Fun Facts
Scientific Name: Crocodylinae
Definition: A large predatory semi aquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin, using submersion and stealth to approach prey unseen
Crocodile
the most dangerous animal in Australia is the salt water Crocodile
Fun Facts
It is the largest reptile on the earth in terms of mass
Scientific Name: Rhinella marina
Definition: A brown toad native to tropical America. It has been introduced everywhere else as a pest control agent but can become serious pests itself partly because animals that eat it are killed by toxins
Cane Toad
they release poison from their glands when they feel threatened
Fun Facts
In Australia, cane toads can be a problem because they can kill most of the native animals that normally eat frogs
Scientific Name: Varanus
Definition: The monitor lizards are large lizards in the genus Varanus. They are native to Africa, Asia and Oceania, but are now found also in the Americas as an invasive species. ... Most monitor species are terrestrial, but arboreal and semiaquatic monitors are also known.
Goanna
these lizards can live up to 15 years depending on their lifestyle
Fun facts
they are venomous and have a hefty tail that can be dangerous when swung
Scientific Name: Pseudechis porphyriacus
Definition: Elepid snake, capable of causing significant morbidity from a bite but is not generally fatal, less venomous
Red Bellied Black Snake
It has a set of fangs but rarely bites and the only time when it will bite is if it is hunting food
Fun Facts
It likes to eat slugs, earth worms, small salamanders, and snails
Scientific Name: Canis lupus dingo
Definition: A wild or half domesticated dog with a sandy colored coat, found in Australia. It is believed to have been introduced by early aboriginal immigrants
Dingo
wild dingoes can live up to 10 years but usually live for 5-6 years
Fun Facts
females give birth to between 1-10 pups but the average number is around 5
Scientific Name: Aquila audax
Definition: largest bird of prey in Australia long fairly broad wings, fully feathered legs unmistakable wedge shaped tail
Wedge tailed eagle
It is the largest bird of prey in Australia (mass 3.5 kg)
Fun Facts
The male and female are similar in appearance, but the female is usually slightly larger and heavier
Scientific Name: Macropus Rufus
Definition: A large plant eating marsupial with a long powerful tail and strongly developed hind limbs that enable it to travel by leaping found only in Australia and new guinea
Red Kangaroo
they live 8-12 years in the wild and 20 years in captivity
Fun facts
they are strictly herbivores (grass. leaves)
Scientific Name: Phascolarctos cinereus
Definition: A bear like arboreal Australian marsupial that has thick grey fur and feeds on eucalyptus leaves
Koala
It will eat 2.5 pounds of food a day (it only eats eucalyptus leaves)
Fun Facts
Females have pouches where their young stay
Scientific Name: Vombatidae
Definition: A burrowing plant-eating Australian marsupial that resembles a small bear with short legs.
Wombat
Wombats are mainly nocturnal and emerge at night to eat
Fun Facts
The latest consensus in 2010 found a population of 163 wombats in Australia
Scientific Name: Dromaius Novaehollandiae
Definition: A flightless fast running Australian bird resembling the ostrich with shaggy grey, brown plumage, bare blue skin on the head and neck and three toed feet
EMU
It is the second Largest bird in the world and the largest bird in Australia
Fun Facts
Its ancestors lived at the same time as dinosaurs
Scientific Name: eucalyptus
Definition: Any various trees that yield gum, such as eucalyptus, sweet gum, sour gum
Gum Tree
They live for more than 250 years in the wild
Over 75% of the tree population in Australia are gum trees
Fun Facts
They have eucalyptus leaves
Scientific Name: Chionochloa
Definition: More known as snow grass mold when snow or moisture melts and damages grass
Snow Grass
It is a common name for several plants
Fun Facts
Leaves are long and fine (80 cm tall)
Scientific Name: Botany
Definition: Plants that have some parts that are more normally thickened and fleshly, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions
Succulent plant roots
It is a good food source for the wombat
Fun Facts
These plants came from South Africa and America
Scientific Name: Triticum
Definition: A cereal plant that is the most important kind grown in temperate countries.
Wheat
It is the largest grain crop in Australia
Fun Facts
Australia is one of the top 10 wheat producers in the world