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Adapted by anne horton from australian sign language. While readers may know something about australias boomerangs or its kangaroos, they may not know about the other interesting animals, such as koalas and platypuses, or the diverse groups of people, including the aborigines, that live there. The first modern humans in australia probably came from somewhere in asia more than 40,000 years ago, most likely sometime between 55,000 and 100,000 years ago. Discover why australia is one of the most amazing countries in the world.

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