Amazing adaptations

Have you ever wondered why plants and animals look or behave the way they do? One of the answers is adaptation.

Adaptations are features of living things that help them survive in their environment. They can be structural (physical features) or behavioural (what the living thing does). Animals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and therefore pass on their adaptation.

As you go through this site and complete your journal, you will learn about some environments in the Royal National Park along with adaptations of native Australian plants and animals.

Journal Work: Share your thoughts about the powerful owl and banksia adaptations by beginning with Activity 1 of the journal.