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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. | + | |name=Emu |
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+ | |class=Aves | ||
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+ | |order=Struthioniformes | ||
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+ | |family=Casuariidae | ||
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+ | |genus=Dromaius | ||
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+ | |species=D. novaehollandiae | ||
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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]]. | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
+ | 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 is considered by most creation researchers to be contra-[[Bible|Biblical]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Flightless Birds]][[Category:Ratites]] |
[[Category:Australia]] | [[Category:Australia]] |
Revision as of 23:27, June 24, 2016
Emu | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom Information | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum Information | |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class Information | |
Class | Aves |
Order Information | |
Order | Struthioniformes |
Family Information | |
Family | Casuariidae |
Genus Information | |
Genus | Dromaius |
Species Information | |
Species | D. novaehollandiae |
Population statistics |
Emus are large flightless birds similar to small ostrichs. Emus are native to Australia where they eat seeds, insects, and shrubs. The Emu is featured on the Australian Coat of Arms along with the Kangaroo.
Origins
According to the origins theory model used by 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 migrated to Australia. There is debate whether this migration happened over land[1] 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[2] or if they rafted on mats of vegetation torn up by the receding flood waters.[1] The theory that God simply generated emus into existence is considered by most creation researchers to be contra-Biblical.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "How did animals get from the Ark to places such as Australia", Answers In Genesis
- ↑ "Pangea and the Flood", Apologetics Press