What is the animal that represent Australia?

Answer 1

Australia does not have a "national" animal.

The kangaroo is sometimes thought to be the national animal Australia for a couple of reasons:

• It is the emblem for Qantas, Australia's national airline, which is dubbed "the flying kangaroo".
• Being native to the continent, the kangaroo is found in great numbers across much of Australia.
• Along with the emu, the kangaroo is found on the Australian coat of arms.

Answer 2

South Australia is a state, so it does not have a 'national animal': it has faunal emblems.

The faunal emblems of South Australia are the hairy nosed wombat for the animal, the piping shrike for the bird or avian emblem, and the leafy sea dragon for the marine emblem.

Answer 3

Australia never has adopted an official animal emblem. Each of the states has an animal and bird emblem.

Unofficially, the red kangaroo and the emu might be considered the national animals as they are both featured on the Australian coat-of-arms, being creatures that cannot walk backward, and therefore symbolic of Australia advancing forwards.

Answer 4

Australia does not have an official animal emblem.The kangaroo is often used unofficially to symbolise Australia, but it is not the country's fauna emblem. It features on the aeroplanes of Qantas, the national airline, and it is also seen on the Australian coat of arms, along with the emu.

Answer 5

The best known would be the kangaroo. The Australian Coat of Arms features the kangaroo and the emu.

Answer 6

Australia does not have any recognised national animal symbol.

The kangaroo is strongly associated with Australia, but it is not a national symbol.

Answer 7

Despite many people thinking that Australia's animal is the kangaroo, the country has no official national animal.

Answer 8

The emu and the kangaroo.