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The Animals of Australia — Животные Австралии

There are many animals in Australia that you cannot see anywhere else. Did you know that? Of course, you did! I personally divide Australian animals into three categories: the good, the bad, the ugly. I think, it’s reasonable.
Talking of the good animals, we should mention kangaroos in the first place.
There are many different types of kangaroo. The biggest are the great grey kangaroos. They are 213 centimetres tall and can run at 56 kilometres per hour. Some run from you then stop and stare. Though we have put kangaroos in the «Good» category, farmers might disagree.
Wombats and koalas have many similarities and are probably related. Both have pockets inside their mouths to store food and neither has a tail. The number of koalas is getting smaller. This is partly because of fumes from bush fires. Rescue teams help the koalas by catching them, putting them on respirators, then returning them to their original location when they are better. Australia

also has a lot of native marsupial mice that live in the desert. Many of these only come out at night.
You know, there are many animals that are «unpopular» in Australia including spiders which are dangerous. You can find these in Sydney. If they are hungry, they will attack anything that moves. They have sharp teeth and poison. Luckily, there is an antidote if you can get to hospital quickly. There have been 12 deaths since 1927.
Another animal with sharp teeth and a fatal bite is the shark. However, there are normally a lot of beach patrols and protective nets to stop these from eating you for breakfast. Other animals that are a problem for beach lovers are jellyfish. They look like bubbles of blue bubble gum and they have a painful sting therefore people do not swim when there are many in the water. Other «unpopular» animals include dingoes. These are a cross between wolves and dogs. They are unpopular because they eat farmers’ animals.
Now what about the ugly animals? A word that people often use to describe a cane toad is ugly! Other words include fat, noisy and disgusting. They
are also as big as footballs! The Queensland Government brought cane toads to Australia to eat cane beetles. Unfortunately cane toads can’t fly but cane beetles can. Now the toads are more of a problem than the beetles. Hundreds of thousands are born every year. The toads eat everything including rare Australian animals. The toads are also poisonous to eat. Animals that eat them die. Though they are unpopular animals, some people like them and keep them as pets or write songs about them.
There are a number of types of crocodiles found in northern Australia, ranging from the potentially dangerous saltwater crocodiles to smaller, more shy, harmless varieties.
They have got snakes too although fears of the poisonous types are largely exaggerated. They are generally shy creatures, only too ready to avoid trouble. The taipan and the tiger are worth keeping away from.
That is only a small selection of the creatures of the country. Others include penguins, turtles, seals and possums.
In the dry areas, you can see an amazing variety of lizards; some grow to a very hefty size.

Животные Австралии

В Австралии есть много животных, которых невозможно больше нигде увидеть. Вы знали это? Конечно, да! Лично я делю австралийских животных на три категории: хорошие, плохие и безобразные. Я думаю, это разумно.
Говоря о хороших животных, следует назвать в первую очередь кенгуру.
Существует много различных видов кенгуру. Самые большие — серые кенгуру. Их рост — 213 см, и они могут бегать со скоростью 56 км в час. Некоторые убегают от вас, затем останавливаются и смотрят. Хотя мы занесли кенгуру в категорию «хороших», фермеры могли бы с этим не согласиться.
Вомбаты и коалы имеют много общего и, возможно, они родственники. И у тех и у других есть защечные мешки для запасов пищи. Ни у тех ни у других нет хвоста. Количество коал уменьшается. Отчасти это происходит из-за дыма от горящих кустарников. Спасательные команды помогают коалам. Они ловят их, надевают респираторы, а когда им становится получше, возвращают на прежнее место их обитания. В Австралии много сумчатых мышей, живущих в пустыне. Многие из них выходят только ночью.
В Австралии много непопулярных» животных, включая пауков, которые опасны. Их можно встретить в Сиднее. Если пауки голодны, они набрасываются на все, что движется. У них острые зубы, и они ядовиты. К счастью, есть противоядие, если вам удастся быстро добраться до больницы. С 1927 года от укусов погибло 12 человек.
Еще одно животное с острыми зубами и смертельным укусом — акула. Однако, как правило, на пляжах работает береговой патруль и расставлено много сетей для того, чтобы не позволить акулам съесть вас на завтрак. Еще одно животное, которое представляет проблему для любителей позагорать — это медузы. Они похожи на пузыри из голубой жевательной резинки и очень больно жалят, поэтому, когда их много, люди не плавают. Другими «непопулярными» животными являются динго. Это помесь волков и собак. Их не любят, потому что они едят домашних животных.
Ну а как насчет безобразных животных? Безобразные — слово, которое часто употребляется для описания тростниковых жаб. Другие слова — жирные, шумные, отвратительные. Они большие, как футбольные мячи! Правительство Квинсленда распорядилось завезти тростниковых жаб в Австралию, чтобы они поедали тростниковых жуков. К сожалению, жабы не могут летать, а жуки могут. Сейчас жабы представляют большую проблему, чем жуки. Каждый год рождаются сотни тысяч жаб. Жабы едят все, включая редких австралийских животных. Жабы к тому же ядовиты, и их нельзя употреблять в пищу. Те животные, которые их едят, умирают. Хотя они и «непопулярные» животные, некоторым людям они нравятся: их держат в домах как своих любимцев и пишут о них песни.
В Северной Австралии встречаются различные виды крокодилов, начиная с потенциально опасных морских крокодилов и кончая небольшими по размеру, более безопасными разновидностями.
В Австралии есть и змеи, хотя люди необоснованно так боятся змей ядовитых видов. Это, в основном, осторожные существа, готовые быстро уйти от опасности. Стоит подальше держаться от тайпана и тигровой змеи.
Это только небольшой перечень животных страны. Другими животными, проживающими в Австралии, являются пингвины, черепахи, морские котики и опоссумы.
В сухих зонах можно увидеть изумительное разнообразие ящериц, некоторые из которых вырастают до огромных размеров.

Questions:

1. What animals are popular in Australia?
2. What animals have pockets inside their mouths?
3. How do rescue teams help koalas?
4. What animals are «unpopular» in Australia?
5. What words do people often use to describe a cane toad?
6. Are dingoes in the «Good» category?
7. How many cane toads are born every year?
8. Why do animals that eat cane toads die?
9. What snakes are worth keeping away from?
10. What other animals live in Australia?

Vocabulary:

Ugly — безобразный
wombat — вомбат
kangaroo — кенгуру
to disagree — не соглашаться
similiarity — сходство
pocket — карман
fume — дым
rescue team — спасательная команда
marsupial — сумчатое животное
spider — паук
shark — акула
dangerous — опасный
poison — яд
antidote — противоядие
jellyfish — медуза
sting — укус, жало
a cane toad — тростниковая жаба
beetle — жук
гаге — редкий
harmless — безопасный
to exaggerate — преувеличивать
to avoid trouble — избежать опасности
taipan — тайпан (ядовитая змея)
possum — опосум
seal — тюлень, морской котик
lizard — ящерица

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