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Beech, Sycamore, Oak, Aspen and Eucalyptus are all trees that are found in temperate deciduous forests around the world. In particular in Australia, there are plants such as: coachwood, red ash, native hibiscus, water gum, and many ground ferns including; soft, slender and tough tree ferns. Large Coniferous Trees are mostly what these forests are made from.
Around the world, temperate forests are homes to animals such as eagles, bears, coyote, platypi, bats, numbats and deer. Australian deciduous forests are home to some of the country's most native animals including; wombats, kangaroos, echidnas, emus and koalas. |
koalasKoala bears are small though stocky bear like animals. They are covered in a thick coat of grey wool and usually range from 60-85cm long. They live in temperate forests and are generally found in eucalyptus trees or gum tress as they feed on their leaves. They are found in the trees and forests in Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. Koalas are the only living species in the Phascolarctidae (fas-koh-LARK-tuh-dee) family, with five other known fossil species. Koalas are known to have three other subspecies. These are; the Queensland Koalas, New South Wales Koalas and the Victorian Koalas. When living in the wild, koalas generally live to about thirteen to eighteen years. Below is a presentation by "Samantha Leonards" about koalas in temperate forests.
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animal adaptionsAs the weather changes significantly throughout the year in this biome, the animals living there must adapt from the Summer season to the Winter. One of these adaptations is to hibernate. Some of the mammals (including bears) hibernate in temperate forests during the cold Winter season. Some animals also migrate from the temperate forests for the duration of Winter.
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