Original: Among well-known Australian fauna are the monotremes (the platypus and the echidna); a host of marsupials, including the kangaroo, the koala, and the wombat; the saltwater and freshwater crocodiles; and birds such as the emu and the kookaburra.
Simplified: These include animals like the kangaroo, the koala, the emu, the kookaburra, and the platypus.