Australia’ s Coat of Arms Why the kangaroo and emu are on the Australian Coat of Arms!

Because emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, the powers that be decided that it would be a fantastic animal to include on the coat of arms. The reason being that if an animal is unable to move in reverse, it leaves only one direc- tion, forward. As both animals are only moving forward they have been used to symbolize the country moving forward. Yes, we do eat our National Emblems

" We are one, but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We share a dream and sing with one voice: I am, you are, we are Australian."

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