Kangaroos
Wallabies
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- Australian wildlife is probably more famous than its citizens: kangaroos and wallabies, koalas, kookaburras, Tasmanian devils, emus, echidnas, dingoes, platypuses, black widow spiders,...
- So, watch out for kangaroos and wallabies, koalas, kookaburras, Tasmanian devils, emus, echidnas, dingoes, platypuses, funnel-web spiders, black widow spiders and great white sharks.
Source: National Stereo Types / Oceania - Most mammals that are bipedal, like kangaroos, wallabies, jumping mice, kangaroo rats, jerboas, and springhares, hop bipedally rather than walk that way, and sifakas and indris stand and leap on two legs.
Source: Four Legs Good, Two Legs Better
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