Australian Animals
Ben, Saturday, November 28th, 2020
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The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia. These animals hop instead of running, and kangaroo mothers often carry their young in their pouch – a sort of pocket on their stomach. They’re attractive animals, but they can be aggressive.
Australia’s other most famous animal is the koala. Some people inaccurately call koalas ‘koala bears’, but they aren’t really bears; like a lot of Australian animals, koalas are marsupials – the same as kangaroos and wombats. Koalas are very cute, but don’t get too close, as many carry infections, which they could pass on to humans. Not as cute as you thought!
carry their young: 子どもを運ぶ
can be aggressive: 攻撃的にもなりうる
inaccurately: 不正確に
marsupials: 有袋類、有袋動物
many carry infections: 多くが感染症を運ぶ
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