echidna
a spiny egg-laying mammal with a long snout and claws, native to Australia and New Guinea
platypus
a egg-laying mammal which frequents lakes and streams in eastern Australia. It has a sensitive pliable bill shaped like that of a duck, webbed feet with venomous spurs, and dense fur.
koala
a bearlike Australian marsupial that has thick grey fur and feeds on eucalyptus leaves.
dingo
a wild or half-domesticated dog with a sandy-coloured coat, found in Australia
kangaroo
a large plant-eating marsupial with a long powerful tail and strongly developed hindlimbs that enable it to travel by leaping, found only in Australia and New Guinea
kookaburra
A large kingfisher of southern and eastern Australia, having brown and white plumage and a call resembling raucous laughter.
emu
a large flightless fast-running Australian bird resembling the ostrich, with shaggy grey or brown plumage, bare blue skin on the head and neck, and three-toed feet.
Tasmanian devil
a heavily built marsupial with a large head, powerful jaws, and mainly black fur, found only in Tasmania. It is slow-moving and aggressive, feeding mainly on carrion.