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Which animals were in Australia before the first European settlers arrived?
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∙ 12y ago
# megalania - the giant ripper lizard # gineonus- a giant bird related to ducks # diprododon- a giant wombat as heavy as a rhino # saltwater crocodile - they have been around since before the dinosaurs
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y ago- Kangaroo.
- Koala.
- Emu.
- Wombat.
- Encidna.
- Possum.
- Tasmanian Devil.
- Dingo.
- Tasmanian Tiger.
- Crocodile.
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How have Australian animals evolved?
There are so many unique Australian animals because Australia is on a continent that is pretty far from other continents. These animals were made for where they live, and they make their habitats there.
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What year did horses first appear in North America?
"when the Spanish arrived, soon after America was discovered by Christopher Columbus." I left the previous answer in tact as a learning moment. Can you believe that people still couch what Columbus did in this way? "Discovered" The horse actually originated in the Americas long before humans but was gone by the time the first humans arrived. The horse was re-introduced by the Spanish as they began to explore and exploit the "New World." So - right around 1500.
How did Charles Darwin reach the galapagos island?
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Did aboriginal people travel on animals?
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How many Aboriginal groups were ion there in Australia when the first European settlers arrived?
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What season did the first settlers come to Australia?
The first settlers arrived in Australia during Australia's mid-Summer.
When did the earliest settlers arrive in Australia?
Australia's first European settlers arrived in Australia on 26 January 1788. These early seetlers were primarily convicts from England, together with the officers and marines sent with them to help keep order and establish the new colony.
When did the first non convict settlers arrive in Australia?
they arrived at 1793 in Australia
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True
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great plains
What government did Australia have back in 1700?
There was no European settlement in Australia in 1700. the first settlers only arrived in 1788, so therefore there was no government. The Aborigines acted under their own tribal laws and structure.
How many aborginal people lived in Australia when white settlers arrived?
While exact numbers of aboriginal people in Australia at the time of European settlement are unknown, it is estimated there were anywhere between 350,000 and 1.5 million.
Before European settlers arrived the of North America were wild grasses?
The Great Plains.
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