Which animals are included in the Australian Coat of Arms?

The Coat of Arms of Australia, officially called the "Commonwealth Coat of Arms", is the formal symbol of the Commonwealth of Australia. A shield, depicting symbols of Australia's six states, is held up by the native Australian animals the kangaroo and the emu. The first arms were authorized by King Edward VII on 7 May 1908, and the current version by King George V on 19 September 1912.

The kangaroo is the most recognizable symbol of Australia. Kangaroos have also been featured on coins, most notably the five kangaroos on the Australian one dollar coin. The "Australian Made" logo consists of a golden kangaroo in a green triangle to show that a product is grown or made in Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, uses a bounding kangaroo for its logo.

The emu "Dromaius novaehollandiae" is the second-largest living bird by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. Ratite birds have a breastbone that lacks a keel for the attachment of flight muscles, therefore, cannot fly. It is endemic to Australia and the only extant member of the genus "Dromaius". The Tasmanian, Kangaroo Island and King Island subspecies became extinct after the European settlement of Australia in 1788. Emus are soft-feathered, brown, flightless birds with long necks and legs, and can reach up to 1.9 meters in height.

Each of the six Australian states has also an individual coat of arms.