Is it true that Australia is the only country where the animals on its coat-of-arms, the kangaroo and the emu, are commonly eaten?

peasypod

I wondered the same thing when I saw that beer advert, too.... Sep 21 05, 11:32 PM

kyleisalive

Canada's coat of arms have lions and a unicorn; two animals I haven't eaten. However some of the provincial coats of arms have animals like moose and deer. Sep 22 05, 12:57 AM

my_baby_love

The Mexican coat of arms depicts a large snake, although not sold at McDonalds snake is a somewhat common prepared meal. Sep 22 05, 3:58 AM

wajo	They don't sell kangaroo and emu at Maccas either... I've never eaten either and don't know that I'd say they were 'commonly' eaten here. Sep 22 05, 6:26 AM

gmackematix

Kangaroo may be commonly eaten (I'm less sure about emus) but it doesn't matter as there are a few countries that don't just have lions, eagles, dragons or bears on their coats of arms. Anguilla has eels, Antigua and Barbuda has stags, Moldova has a bull's head, Chile appears to have a turkey and something else I'm not sure about and Mauritius also has a stag (opposite the less commonly eaten dodo). Sep 22 05, 4:44 PM

gmackematix

I know it's not strictly a country but I'll throw in the Falkland Islands sheep snd Faroe Islands goat and tentatively add the Eritrean camel. Sep 22 05, 4:47 PM

lanfranco

That "turkey" on the Chilean coat of arms is a condor, gmack, and the other animal is a huemul, a type of deer. Can't say I've heard of anyone eating condor, but maybe in a pinch ... Sep 23 05, 1:14 PM

gmackematix

I knew I should have tried to enlarge it before making a comment! Sep 24 05, 6:38 AM