2007-05-11 22:38:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
The Red Kangaroo and Emu
2007-05-11 22:57:17 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ Mysterious ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are more than two native Australian animals on the Australian Coat of Arms - The Kangaroo and the Emu stand on either side, and the Black Swan on the shield represents Western Australia while the Piping Shrike represents South Australia. The kangaroo is not necessarily a Red Kangaroo, but is generally assumed to be, because the Red Kangaroo is the most widely distributed species on the continent.
The two other animals on the coat of arms are both Lions - for the states of New South Wales and Tasmania.
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2007-05-12 01:37:01 · answer #2 · answered by Alan B 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The shield is the focal point of the coat of arms, contained within is the badge of each Australian state. In the top half, from left to right, the states represented are: New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland. In the bottom half, from left to right: South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania. Above the shield is the seven-pointed 'Commonwealth Star' or 'Star of Federation' above a blue and gold wreath, forming the crest. Six of the points on the star represent the original six states, while the seventh point represents the combined territories and any future states of Australia. In its entirety the shield represents the federation of Australia.
The Red Kangaroo and Emu that support the shield are the unofficial animal emblems of the nation. They owe this recognition to the fact that they are native to Australia, and are found only on that continent; in addition, as neither animal can walk backwards, they have come to represent progress and an unwillingness to back down. In the background is wreath of Golden Wattle, the official national floral emblem, though the representation of the species is not botanically accurate. At the bottom of the coat of arms is a scroll that contains the name of the nation. Neither the wreath of wattle nor the scroll are technically part of the official design described on the Royal Warrant that grants the armorial design.
2007-05-15 19:05:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kangaroo and Emu. Neither can or will walk backwards, or so they say. As for eating kangaroo and emu, well some people do but not very many. Both animals are super-common and far from endangered.
2007-05-12 10:53:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
kangaroo and emu - neither animal can walk backwards.
Australia also is one of few countries that eats the animals depicted on the coat of arms.
2007-05-11 23:16:58 · answer #5 · answered by renclrk 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Emu and Kangaroo.
2007-05-11 22:41:27 · answer #6 · answered by sexy-star 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kangaroo and Emu.
The world's only legally edible national emblems!
2007-05-11 23:41:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kangaroo and emu..... Are u also participating in the Australian Quiz?
2016-04-01 07:50:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋