Editing Emu (section)

=== Cultural references ===
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The emu has a prominent place in [[Australian Aboriginal mythology]], including a [[creation myth]] of the [[Gamilaraay language|Yuwaalaraay]] and other groups in New South Wales who say that the sun was made by throwing an emu's egg into the sky; the bird features in numerous [[Etiology|aetiological]] stories told across a number of Aboriginal groups.<ref>{{cite book |author=Dixon, Roland B. |year=1916 |title=Oceanic Mythology |chapter=Australia |chapter-url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/pac/om/om25.htm |pages=270–275 |publisher=Bibliobazaar |isbn=978-0-8154-0059-2}}</ref> One story from Western Australia holds that a man once annoyed a small bird, who responded by throwing a [[boomerang]], severing the arms of the man and transforming him into a flightless emu.<ref name=e60>Eastman, p. 60.</ref> The [[Kurdaitcha]] man of Central Australia is said to wear sandals made of emu feathers to mask his footprints. Many Aboriginal language groups throughout Australia have a tradition that the dark dust lanes in the [[Milky Way]] represent a giant [[Australian Aboriginal astronomy#Emu in the sky|emu in the sky]].<ref>Norris, R. P., & Hamacher, D. W. (2010). Astronomical symbolism in Australian Aboriginal rock art. arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.4753.</ref><ref>Norris, R. (2008). Emu Dreaming:[The Milky Way and other heavenly bodies have been inspiration for a rich Aboriginal culture.]. Australasian Science, 29(4), 16.</ref> Several of the [[Sydney rock engravings]] depict emus,<ref>{{cite journal |arxiv=1009.4753 |first1=Ray P. |last1=Norris |first2=Duane W. |last2=Hamacher |title=Astronomical Symbolism in Australian Aboriginal Rock Art |journal=Rock Art Research |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=99 |year=2010 |bibcode=2011RArtR..28...99N }}</ref> and the birds are mimicked in Indigenous dances.<ref name=e62>Eastman, p. 62.</ref> Hunting emus, known as ''kari'' in the [[Kaurna language]], features in the major [[Dreamtime|Dreaming]] story of the [[Kaurna people]] of the [[Adelaide]] region about the ancestor hero [[Tjilbruke]].

The emu is popularly but Unofficially considered as a faunal emblem – the [[List of national birds|national bird]] of Australia.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Robin, Libby, 1956– | author2=Joseph, Leo | author3=Heinsohn, Robert | author4=ProQuest (Firm) | title=Boom & bust : bird stories for a dry country | date=2009 | publisher=CSIRO Pub | isbn=978-0-643-09709-4 }}</ref><ref name="CoatArms">{{cite web|publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |url=http://dfat.gov.au/about-australia/land-its-people/Pages/australias-national-symbols.aspx |title=Australia's National Symbols |access-date=15 July 2015}}</ref> It appears as a shield bearer on the [[Coat of arms of Australia]] with the [[red kangaroo]], and as a part of the Arms also appears on the Australian [[Coins of the Australian dollar|50-cent coin]].<ref name="CoatArms" /><ref name="50Cents">{{cite web| title = Fifty cents  | publisher = Royal Australian Mint  | year = 2010  | url = http://www.ramint.gov.au/designs/ram-designs/50c.cfm| access-date = 18 July 2015}}</ref> It has featured on numerous Australian [[postage stamp]]s, including a [[federation of Australia|pre-federation]] New South Wales 100th Anniversary issue from 1888, which featured a 2 [[penny|pence]] blue emu stamp, a 36-cent stamp released in 1986, and a $1.35 stamp released in 1994.<ref name="Stamp ">{{cite web | title =Emu Stamps| publisher = Birdlife International |work=Bird stamps | url = http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/400100.htm| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20001019193717/http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/400100.htm| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 19 October 2000| access-date = 18 July 2015}}</ref> The hats of the [[Australian Light Horse]] are decorated with emu feather plumes.<ref name="LightHorse">{{cite web| title = Tabulam and the Light Horse Tradition| publisher = Australian Light Horse Association| year = 2011  | url = http://www.lighthorse.org.au/resources/military-stories-misc/tabulam-and-the-light-horse-tradition| access-date = 18 July 2015}}</ref><ref>Marti, S. (2018). "The Symbol of Our Nation": The Slouch Hat, the First World War, and Australian Identity. Journal of Australian Studies, 42(1), 3–18.</ref>

Trademarks of early Australian companies using the emu included Webbenderfer Bros frame mouldings (1891), Mac Robertson Chocolate and Cocoa (1893), Dyason and Son Emu Brand Cordial Sauce (1894), James Allard Pottery Wares (1906), and rope manufacturers G. Kinnear and Sons Pty. Ltd. still use it on some of their products.<ref>{{Citation | author1=[[Mimmo Cozzolino|Cozzolino, Mimmo]] | author2=Rutherford, G. Fysh (Graeme Fysh), 1947– | title=Symbols of Australia | date=2000 | page=62 | publisher=Mimmo Cozzolino | edition=20th anniversary | isbn=978-0-646-40309-0 }}</ref>

There are around six hundred [[Gazetteer of Australia|gazetted]] places in Australia with "emu" in their title, including mountains, lakes, hills, plains, creeks and waterholes.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Geoscience Australia |year=2004 |url=http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazm01?placename=emu&placetype=0&state=0 |title=Place Names Search Result |access-date=18 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209083415/http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazm01?placename=emu&placetype=0&state=0 |archive-date=9 December 2012}}</ref> During the 19th and 20th centuries, many Australian companies and household products were named after the bird. In Western Australia, [[Emu (beer)|Emu beer]] has been produced since the early 20th century and the [[Swan Brewery]] continues to produce a range of beers branded as "Emu".<ref>{{cite book|author1=Spiller, Geoff |author2= Norton, Suzanna |title=Micro-Breweries to Monopolies and Back: Swan River Colony Breweries 1829–2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9FSCAAAACAAJ |year=2003 |publisher=Western Australian Museum |isbn=978-1-920843-01-4}}</ref> The quarterly peer-reviewed journal of the [[Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union]], also known as Birds Australia, is entitled ''[[Emu (journal)|Emu: Austral Ornithology]]''.<ref name="EmuJournal">{{cite web| title = Emu: Austral Ornithology | publisher = Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union  | year = 2011  | url = http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/96.htm| access-date = 18 July 2015}}</ref>

The comedian [[Rod Hull]] featured a wayward [[Emu (puppet)|emu puppet]] in his act for many years and the bird returned to the small screen in the hands of [[Toby Hull|his son Toby]] after the puppeteer's death in 1999.<ref name="comeback">{{cite news | date=8 June 2006 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5059196.stm | title=Emu set for television comeback | work=BBC News | access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref> In 2019, American insurance company [[Liberty Mutual]] launched an advertising campaign that features LiMu Emu, a [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]]-rendered emu.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.libertymutualgroup.com/about-lm/news/news-release-archive/articles/introducing-limu-emu-and-doug |title=Introducing LiMu Emu and Doug, the Dynamic Duo of the Insurance World Starring in New Liberty Mutual Ad Campaign |publisher=Liberty Mutual Insurance |date=25 February 2019 |access-date=11 July 2019}}</ref>

Another popular Emu on social media is Emmanuel, a resident of Knuckle Bump Farms in south Florida.  Taylor Blake, the farm's owner, since 2013 has recorded video shorts explaining aspects of the farm and is often interrupted as Emmanuel the Emu [[photobomb]]s her videos earning constant rebukes; the term "Emmanuel don't do it!" has become popular on social media.<ref>[https://mymodernmet.com/emmanuel-the-emu-knuckle-bump-farms/ Emmanuel Is Now the Most Famous Emu in the World for Knocking Over the Camera Every Time His Owner Is Filming] My Modern Met</ref>