Animals & Creatures of Australia
A teaching resource designed to energise your English lessons.
About the series
For millions of years, Australia was an island alone. Its animals are like nowhere else on Earth. In this series, you will see its most famous creatures, from cute koalas to dangerous crocodiles.
Episodes (8)
1Get ready to meet Australia's champion hopper! Discover why these incredible marsupials hop everywhere, how they stick together in groups called "mobs," and why they're such an icon of the Land Down Under.
3:44
2Hop on over to the wallaby's world! Learn all about these smaller, super-agile cousins of the kangaroo and find out how they manage to live in so many different kinds of places.
3:25
3What goes bump in the night? It's the possum! Learn about these amazing nocturnal climbers who love to hang out in trees and sometimes even sneak into the city for a snack.
4:02
4Time for a nap! Explore the sleepy life of the koala, a fluffy tree-dweller with a big appetite for eucalyptus leaves, and see why it's one of Australia's most beloved animals.
4:18
5Dive into the strange and wonderful world of the platypus! Discover how this funny-looking animal with a duck bill, beaver tail, and otter feet lives, hunts, and surprises scientists with its amazing abilities.
5:13
6Creep into the hidden home of the funnel-web spider! Learn how this fast, clever spider builds its special tunnel-shaped web and why it is known as one of Australia’s most famous arachnids.
4:00
7The bird that cannot fly. The emu is the biggest bird in Australia; it cannot fly, but it runs very fast, and the father looks after the eggs.
4:30
8The bird that copies every sound. The male lyrebird opens a tail shaped like an old musical instrument, and he can sing the song of other birds, or the sound of a camera or a car.
3:57
- 1
Get ready to meet Australia's champion hopper! Discover why these incredible marsupials hop everywhere, how they stick together in groups called "mobs," and why they're such an icon of the Land Down Under.
4:24 - 2
Hop on over to the wallaby's world! Learn all about these smaller, super-agile cousins of the kangaroo and find out how they manage to live in so many different kinds of places.
4:55 - 3
What goes bump in the night? It's the possum! Learn about these amazing nocturnal climbers who love to hang out in trees and sometimes even sneak into the city for a snack.
5:03 - 4
Time for a nap! Explore the sleepy life of the koala, a fluffy tree-dweller with a big appetite for eucalyptus leaves, and see why it's one of Australia's most beloved animals.
4:46 - 5
Dive into the strange and wonderful world of the platypus! Discover how this funny-looking animal with a duck bill, beaver tail, and otter feet lives, hunts, and surprises scientists with its amazing abilities.
4:47 - 6
Creep into the hidden home of the funnel-web spider! Learn how this fast, clever spider builds its special tunnel-shaped web and why it is known as one of Australia’s most famous arachnids.
6:14 - 7
Australia's fast bird that cannot fly. The emu cannot fly, but it can run fifty kilometres an hour; meet the father who looks after the chicks, and hear the strange story of the Great Emu War.
5:08 - 8
Australia's bird with a tail like a lyre. The lyrebird has no song of its own: it listens to the forest and repeats it perfectly, from other birds to a dog, a camera or a car alarm.
5:19
- 1
Get ready to meet Australia's champion hopper! Discover why these incredible marsupials hop everywhere, how they stick together in groups called "mobs," and why they're such an icon of the Land Down Under.
4:59 - 2
Hop on over to the wallaby's world! Learn all about these smaller, super-agile cousins of the kangaroo and find out how they manage to live in so many different kinds of places.
4:40 - 3
What goes bump in the night? It's the possum! Learn about these amazing nocturnal climbers who love to hang out in trees and sometimes even sneak into the city for a snack.
4:34 - 4
Time for a nap! Explore the sleepy life of the koala, a fluffy tree-dweller with a big appetite for eucalyptus leaves, and see why it's one of Australia's most beloved animals.
5:52 - 5
Dive into the strange and wonderful world of the platypus! Discover how this funny-looking animal with a duck bill, beaver tail, and otter feet lives, hunts, and surprises scientists with its amazing abilities.
4:36 - 6
Creep into the hidden home of the funnel-web spider! Learn how this fast, clever spider builds its special tunnel-shaped web and why it is known as one of Australia’s most famous arachnids.
4:17 - 7
The bird that won a war. Australia's largest bird cannot fly, but it can sprint at 50 kilometres per hour, and in 1932 it even defeated soldiers in the Great Emu War.
4:04 - 8
One of the best mimics in the world. Australia's Superb lyrebird copies almost anything it hears, from other birds to a chainsaw, then raises sixteen tail feathers over its head and dances on a mound of earth.
4:11
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