indinanincomplete,almostembryonicstateofdevelopment.theyarecarriedinthepouchforthreemonths-thedurationoftheirsemiembryoniclife.thecubsarethendepositedinanestofdryleavesandgrassuntiltheyareoldenoughtohuntforthemselves.
塔斯曼尼亚有台湾两倍大,你看台湾多小!岛上原有一种大牙齿的土人,现在已绝种了。
另一个岛是袋鼠岛(kangarooisland),岛的北边,就面对阿得雷德(adelaide)城。它是澳洲考第三的大城。(adelaide,southaustraliascapital,isawellplannedcity,richinparksandgardens.itisnearthegreatgulfst.vincent,90mileslong,45milesacross.)
在澳洲东北海岸外面,有一二五○英里长的珊瑚礁(大堡礁,thegreatbarrierreef),有声有光,景象离奇,非常好看。好看是好看,可是船很难走,科克船长的船曾在这一带三次遇险。thegreatbarrierreefisoneofaustraliasmostpopulartouristattractions.itisthelargestcoralreefintheworld,stretchingforabout1250milesalongthecoastofqueensland.thereefhasthousandsofislandsandunderwaterco