Emus are the largest birds in Australia. Like other Ratites, it is flightless. The only taller bird in the world is the Ostrich.
The Emu eats plants and insects and forages for them.
Classification
Order: Struthioniformes
Family: Dromaiidae
Genus: Dromaius
Species: D. novaehollandiae
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Emu
The Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, is the largest bird native to Australia and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. It is also the second-largest extant bird in the world by he… Read more…
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Emu stabbed to death at Bundaberg’s Alexandra Park and Zoo - Care2 …
AN emu has been stabbed to death at a Queensland Zoo. Police are investigating the suspicious death of the bird, which happened at Bundaberg’s Alexandra Park and Zoo last night. RSPCA spok… Read more…
Dromaius novaehollandiae (Emu)
Dromaius novaehollandiae (Emu) … Tribe: Dromaiini ( ). Genus: Dromaius ( ) - Vieillot, 1816. Specific name: novaehollandiae - (Latham, 1790). Scientific name: - Dromai… Read more…
Days 2 & 3 - Warrumbungle National Park | Stewed Thoughts by …
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae). Two sleepless nights of extreme cold were all we could handle, so we packed up and headed to our next destination, Girraween National Park just across the border… Read more…
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted): Dinosaurs: A …
Male emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, with eggs and chick. Image: Southeastern Outdoors. Source:. D. J. Varricchio, J. R. Moore, G. M. Erickson, M. A. Norell, F. D. Jackson, J. J. Borkowski (2008… Read more…
