The laughing
It is said that the emu was chosen for the Australian national coat of arms because they represent forward progress.
Hunted for meat and for sport, and used as a motif in the decorative arts, the kangaroo was finally recognised as an official symbol of Australia when it was included on the nation's coat of arms in 1908.
Australia's national bird, the Emu is the world's second-largest living member of the ratite (ra-tight) family of flightless birds. Most Ratites are now extinct; only the emu, ostrich, cassowary, kiwi and rhea are alive today. The Emu was designated in 1960 by the Australian government to be their national bird.
The Australian Coat of Arms
A kangaroo and an emu support the shield on each side. Kangaroos are native Australian animals and emus are native Australian birds. A gold Commonwealth Star sits above the shield. The background is the golden wattle, Australia's national flower.
About the golden wattle
The golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha Benth.) is an evergreen, spreading shrub or small tree. It grows in the under storey of open forest, woodland and in open scrub in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
Australia's national symbols that have been officially chosen (via vote, legislation or proclamation) to represent Australia and its states and territories include: the Australian National Flag. the Commonwealth Coat of Arms. our floral emblem, the golden wattle.
The cassowary is a large, flightless bird most closely related to the emu. Although the emu is taller, the cassowary is the heaviest bird in Australia and the second heaviest in the world after its cousin, the ostrich.
The Commonwealth Coat of Arms is the formal symbol of Australia, comprised of a shield held up by a kangaroo and an emu. These animals were chosen as they are native to Australia and to symbolise the nation moving forward, as neither animal can move backward easily.
The green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), also known as the Japanese green pheasant, is an omnivorous bird native to the Japanese archipelago, to which it is endemic. Some taxonomic authorities consider it a subspecies of the common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus. It is the national bird of Japan.
Animal Good Luck Charms
Luckily for the bunny, whole rabbits are considered lucky too, as are turtles, pigs, bats, frogs, crickets, cranes, whales, tigers, horses, dolphins, goldfish and elephants - but elephants must have their trunks up.
The kangaroo is synonymous with Australia. And there are a lot of them in the country — 30-40 million, and more than 55 different species, such as the Red Kangaroo, the largest marsupial on earth. They belong to a group of animals called macropods, which includes wallabies and tree kangaroos.
Respect the koala
The koala is supposed to be a national treasure in Australia. They are unique and native to the land down under – found nowhere else on Earth. We put them on postcards and on stamps and in every foreign tourism campaign.
The term "wallaby" is an informal designation generally used for any macropod that is smaller than a kangaroo or a wallaroo that has not been designated otherwise.
Cricket is considered to be Australia's national sport.
The Red-crowned Crane is the national bird of China. These majestic birds are known for their elegance and beauty and are one of the rarest cranes in the world. The Red-crowned Crane is also known as the Manchurian crane or Japanese.
First Commonwealth Coat of Arms
The shield was supported by a kangaroo and an emu standing on a grassy mound and above the shield was the crest containing the seven-pointed gold star of Federation on a wreath of white and blue. The motto 'Advance Australia' was inscribed at the base of the grassy mound.
The Happiest Animal
The quokka, a close cousin of the kangaroo, rocketed to internet fame when tourists began taking selfies with the animal, which is unafraid of humans and appears to smile for pictures.
Australia is known for many things, including swathes of tropical beaches, marine reserves, Aboriginal culture, cute koalas, rolling wine country, and lush rainforests.
kookaburra, also called laughing kookaburra or laughing jackass, (species Dacelo novaeguineae), eastern Australian bird of the kingfisher family (Alcedinidae), whose call sounds like fiendish laughter.
emu, (Dromaius novaehollandiae), flightless bird of Australia that is the second largest living bird: the emu is more than 1.5 metres (5 feet) tall and may weigh more than 45 kg (100 pounds).
The galah (/ɡəˈlɑː/; Eolophus roseicapilla), also known as the pink and grey cockatoo or rose-breasted cockatoo, is the only species within genus Eolophus of the cockatoo family. Found throughout Australia, it is among the most common of the cockatoos.
The Chinese name for Australia has four characters (澳大利亚) and is written in Pinyin and pronounced using Mandarin (or “Putonghua”) as Aodaliya (Ao-da-li-ya).
Green and gold were formally proclaimed Australia's national colours in 1984 after many requests for recognition of what had become our traditional sporting colours.