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Kakadu National Park
in the Northern Territory is in the process of UNESCO listing as a World Heritage Property.
Kangaroo
An unique Australian marsupial which graces the Australian Coat of Arms (with the Emu).
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Koala
The Koala is not a bear. It is a marsupial unique to Australia. They live in eucalypt trees and their diet is the leaves of these trees.
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Koori
A term, often ill-used, to describe the indigenous population. Better to use ‘Aborigine’ or Aboriginal person’.
Kookaburra
They are heard laughing but this sound is to warn other birds away from their territory. The aboriginals believe the kookaburras sole purpose in life is to uplift your spirits with their laughter.
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