All About Australian Animals
In All About Australian Animals, narrator Sir David Attenborough reveals how the animals living on Australia as it broke away from Gondwanaland have evolved in isolation from the rest of the world. Red flying foxes are newer residents who flew along the chain of volcanic islands linking Asia and Australia. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, a series featuring remarkable animal behavior from all seven continents.
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Q: Which animals could still get to Australia once it broke off from Gondwanaland?
A: Animals that could fly like the red flying fox could still travel to the island.
Q: What strategy does the red flying fox use to get water to drink?
A: The bats fly down to the water with the wind, dip their bellies in the water, and suck out the water after they return to their roost.
Q: Which predator of the red flying fox is a danger to them as they collect water?
A: There are crocodiles every 6.5 feet (2 meters) of water.
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