00:19These mammals live in the Australian forest and eat lots of leaves.
00:23They are sometimes called bears, but they are actually marsupials,
00:27a name for pouched mammals. Their babies are called joeys.
00:34Can you guess what it is?
00:42It's a koala.
00:45Koalas can live for about 20 years, sometimes longer.
00:49They can weigh about 10 to 30 pounds. Males are heavier than females.
00:54A koala baby, called a joey, lives in its mother's pouch for about 6 to 7 months.
01:07Lagoons and large shallow lakes are the best place to find these bright colored birds.
01:12They use mud to create a nest for their eggs. Bright pink feathers, long necks, and long legs make these
01:20birds really stand out.
01:23Can you guess what it is?
01:30It's a flamingo.
01:33Flamingos have good hearing, but little to no sense of smell.
01:37They rest by standing on one leg, with the other tucked against their body's feathers.
01:41It is believed this helps them stay warm.
01:47Flamingos are among the tallest of all birds.
01:56These eight-legged creatures live on every continent except Antarctica.
02:00As they grow, they shed their hairy outer shell when it becomes too small.
02:05Depending on their size, these creatures could eat small insects all the way up to snakes and lizards.
02:11Can you guess what it is?
02:18It's a tarantula.
02:21Did you know that if a tarantula loses a leg, it can regenerate another one?
02:26Female tarantulas can live as long as 30 years, while males rarely survive more than 5 to 10.
02:32Though they don't spin webs, they do create silk.
02:36Females may use silk to reinforce their burrows or encapsulate their eggs.
02:41Let's take a second to recap.
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