| − | According to the [[origins theory]] model used by [[creation science | creation scientists]], emus, like all animals emus were made by Jesus in a period of creativity before his public ministry. It is esttimated that this was about the same time he invented ketchup and frisbees. | + | 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 [[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. They were accompanied by other unique Australian fauna, making their way together as a group, and all helping each other traverse the dangerous archipelagos that formed stepping stones on the way. The emu’s long neck would have enabled it to look out for hostile animals along the way, and it could well have carried some of the smaller animals on its back, just as the kangaroos carried the koalas in their pouches when their little legs began to tire. Emus are hardy and strong animals, and can defend themselves with potentially lethal kicks, as well as savage pecks from their oversize and rock-hard beaks, so they could well have provided the small group of incipient Australian fauna a measure of protection on their long trek from Noah’s Ark. | | Also according to creation science theories, after the Flood, emus bred from the Ark passengers then [[migrate]]d to Australia. They were accompanied by other unique Australian fauna, making their way together as a group, and all helping each other traverse the dangerous archipelagos that formed stepping stones on the way. The emu’s long neck would have enabled it to look out for hostile animals along the way, and it could well have carried some of the smaller animals on its back, just as the kangaroos carried the koalas in their pouches when their little legs began to tire. Emus are hardy and strong animals, and can defend themselves with potentially lethal kicks, as well as savage pecks from their oversize and rock-hard beaks, so they could well have provided the small group of incipient Australian fauna a measure of protection on their long trek from Noah’s Ark. |
| | There is debate whether this migration happened over land<ref name="ag1">[http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/migration.asp "How did animals get from the Ark to places such as Australia"], Answers In Genesis</ref> -- as it is thought that Australia was still for a time after the Flood connected to the Middle East before the supercontinent of [[Pangea]] broke apart<ref>[http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/2808 "Pangea and the Flood"], Apologetics Press</ref> -- or if they [[rafting (ecology) | rafted]] on mats of [[vegetation]] torn up by the receding flood waters.<ref name="ag1"/> | | There is debate whether this migration happened over land<ref name="ag1">[http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/migration.asp "How did animals get from the Ark to places such as Australia"], Answers In Genesis</ref> -- as it is thought that Australia was still for a time after the Flood connected to the Middle East before the supercontinent of [[Pangea]] broke apart<ref>[http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/2808 "Pangea and the Flood"], Apologetics Press</ref> -- or if they [[rafting (ecology) | rafted]] on mats of [[vegetation]] torn up by the receding flood waters.<ref name="ag1"/> |
| − | The [[theory]] that [[God]] simply generated emus into existence there is considered by most creation researchers to be absolutley true and verifiable. | + | The [[theory]] that [[God]] simply generated emus into existence there is considered by most creation researchers to be contra-[[Bible|Biblical]]. |