First, the birds. Do you know if there are any animals the peregrine falconsmuuttohaukka? [= yhtä nopea kuin] Well, there aren't! These birds can dive towards the earth at 200 km per hour! [= enemmän kuin] So it's probably creatureolento on earth. [= nopein]

What about size? Is there a bird a wrenpeukaloinen? [pienempi kuin] Well, yes, there are - quite a few, in fact. of them all is the bee hummingbirdkolibri, which lives in Thailand. [= pienin] It only weighs two grams. So it's bird as well. [= kevyin (light)]

The Hummingbird

The Cassowary

Some birds can't fly. They are called flightless birds. of them is the ostrichstrutsi [= pisin]. They can stand 2.74m! In Australia there are two big flightless birds, the emu and the cassowary. The latter has perhaps legs of all the birds [= voimakkain (powerful)]. Its kick can be deadly! So watch out!

And I don't know any birds that are gannetssuula at diving into water [= parempi kuin]. When they hit it their speed can be 100km per hour! [= enemmän kuin] Well, they seem to have heads as well! [= kovin]

And where can we find a flying bird the albatross? [= painavampi kuin] Well, we can - in Africa. The bustardstrappi from Africa can weigh up to 18 kg. But the albatross holds another recordennätys. Its wingspansiipienväli is [suurin (large)] - up to 3.6 metres.

And finally - what bird has a voice than the nightingalesatakieli [= kauniimpi]? Do you know? Well, I don't!

Second, the reptilesmatelija. What snake is the Indian cobra [myrkyllisempi kuin ( = poisonous/venomous)]? Well, there is not only one but many. snake is the Inland Taipan of Australia [= myrkyllisin]. Another Australian snake is almost it, though [= yhtä tappava kuin ( =deadly)]. It's called the Australian Brown Snake. Australia seems to have dangerous creatures [= eniten]. In terms of the numbers of killed people, though, the Indian Cobra is probably snake [= vaarallisin].

Third, the insects. Want to know what creature really is [tappavin (= deadly, lethal)]? Well, it's not a snake. It's the mosquito that carries malaria. They kill a million people each year [= enemmän kuin]! And how about strength? What is creature on earth [= vahvin)]? The elephant? The rhino(ceros)? Well, it's not the elephant or the rhinoceros but the rhinoceros beetlekoppakuoriainen! How's that? The reason is that this bug can carry 850 times its own weight! The elephant can manageonnistua, pystyä only 25% of its own weight on its back.

Fourth, the sea animals. What might be of all creatures [= myrkyllisin]? Yes, it lives in the sea, so bewarevaro! If you want to go swimming in Australia, you should know you might meet with a terrible danger called the box jellyfishmeduusa (= the sea wasp). Don't let it touch you! It has enough venom (=poison) to kill 60 humans. Age next. What are the -living animals on our planet [= pisin]? Yes, you're quite right - they must be tortoises. In fact, many Galapagos tortoises have been 150 years [= vanhempi kuin]. one was, however, from Madagasgar, Africa [= vanhin)]. It was at least 188 years old when it died in 1965.

The Pronghorn Antilope

Fifth, the mammals on land. No creature can beat the cheetah which can reach speeds up to 100 km per hour on level ground. The pronghorn antilope of the western USA is not much the cheetah, though [= huonompi kuin]. As a matter of fact, over long distancesvälimatka it's [= paras] . It can travel at 88 km/h for 800 metres and at 56 km/h for 6 km.

And finally, the koalas. What record do they hold? Well, one could say they are eaters of all [= turhantarkin (= fussy)]. Only the best of the best eucalyptus leaves are good enough for them.