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'''Emus''' are large flightless [[bird]]s similar to small [[ostrich]]s. Emus are native to [[Australia]] where they eat [[seed]]s, [[insects]], and [[shrub]]s. The Emu is featured on the Australian Coat of Arms along with the [[Kangaroo]].
'''Emus''' are large flightless [[bird]]s similar to small [[ostrich]]s. Emus are native to [[Australia]] where they eat [[seed]]s, [[insects]], and [[shrub]]s. The Emu is featured on the Australian Coat of Arms along with the [[Kangaroo]].
==Description==
Emus are large, with a standing height of 59 to 75 inches, a length of 55 to 65 inches, and weigh 40 to 132 pounds. Males and females look very similar, with females on average, being slightly larger, heavier and darker than males.
===Subspecies===
There are four subspecies of emu; the nominate on the mainland, and three island subspecies which were hunted to extinction in the 19th century.
In addition, a proposal has been made for two additional mainland subspecies (''D. n. rothschildi'' and ''D. n. woodwardi'') based on minor differences in coloration, a claim not fully accepted by all authorities.
*''Dromaius novaehollandae baudinianus''; Kangaroo Island (extinct, 1827)
*''Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis''; Tasmania (extinct, 1850)
*''Dromaius novaehollandiae minor''; King Island (extinct, 1805)
*''Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae''; Australian mainland
== Origins ==
== Origins ==
According to the [[origins theory]] model used by [[creation science|creation scientists]], emus, like all flightless, non-[[aquatic]] birds, originated in the [[Middle East]] and are the descendants of the two emus that were taken [[Aboard (shipping)|aboard]] [[Noah's Ark]] prior to the [[Great Flood]].
According to the [[origins theory]] model used by [[creation science|creation scientists]], emus, like all flightless, non-[[aquatic]] birds, originated in the [[Middle East]] and are the descendants of the two emus that were taken [[Aboard (shipping)|aboard]] [[Noah's Ark]] prior to the [[Great Flood]].
Also according to creation science theories, after the Flood, emus bred from the Ark passengers then [[migrate]]d to Australia.
Also according to creation science theories, after the Flood, emus bred from the Ark passengers then [[migrate]]d to Australia.
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Flightless Birds]][[Category:Ratites]]
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Flightless Birds]][[Category:Ratites]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:Australia]]