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What is a parasite?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-is-a-parasite/A parasite is an organism that lives on or in another organism, the host, and gets its food from or at the expense of its host.
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What bird is that?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-bird-is-that/The total number of species of birds on earth is estimated to be around 10,000!
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What is a habitat?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-is-a-habitat/Explore seven different animal and plant habitats of Australia: Coasts, Freshwater, Antarctica, Forests, Woodlands, Arid Zone and Urban.
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What is a carnivore?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-is-a-carnivore/A carnivore is an animal that feeds on other animals.
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What is a herbivore?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-is-a-herbivore/A herbivore is an animal that gets its energy from eating plants, and only plants.
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What is an invertebrate?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-is-an-invertebrate/The short answer is that Invertebrates are animals without a backbone.
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What is fauna?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-is-fauna/Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time.
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