Australian Animal Emblems
Discover the Australian Animal Emblems that represent each of our states and territories.
The Kangaroo has always been considered as our National Animal although it has never been officially proclaimed as such. Both the Red Kangaroo and the Emu appear on our Coat of Arms.
- The Australian Capital Territory has the Gang-Gang Cockatoo as their Bird Emblem, but does not have an animal.
- New South Wales uses the Platypus as its emblem.
- The Koala is one of our most loved animals and represents Queensland
- The Northern Territory emblem is the The Red Kangaroo
- The Numbat represents Western Australia
- South Australia has the Hairy-nosed Wombat as its emblem
- Victoria's emblem is The Leadbeaters Possum
- The Tasmanian Devil is not the "official" emblem of Tasmania although it is considered so by most Australians. However, you can read more about - The Tasmanian Devil here
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"The Legend of Bimi"
Introduction
There's a tale that begins in the sand hills
That I would like to tell,
Built from myth and many legends,
And my pen it does compel.
The desert's a hot, a hostile place,
Nothing's changed since time began,
There's a hazy unreality there
As if it, in the dreamtime was planned.
The noon of the day is so hot and still,
And over all an expectant hush,
Like a canvas that's waiting impatiently
For the touch of the artists brush.
The fire of the day can change swifly
To the night of startlingly cold,
Many legends are told of the people
Who live in this land so old.
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