Photo Credits: fairy-wren. The Emu is the largest bird native to Australia. It is the second-largest extant bird in the world by height after the ostrich. The flightless birds can reach up to 6.6 ft in height. They can weigh between 40 and 120 pounds. They can sprint at 50 km/h (31 mph) for some distance at a time. Their long legs allow them to take strides of up to 275 centimetres (9.02 ft). They are opportunistically nomadic and may travel long distances to find food; they feed on a variety of plants and insects, but have been known to go for weeks without food. They reach full size after around six months, but can remain with their family until the next breeding season half a year later. Emus can live between 10 and 20 years in the wild. An emus predators are dingos, eagles and hawks. They can jump and kick to avoid dingos, but against eagles and hawks, they can only run and swerve.
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I think she’s looking at you a little askew…:-)
Mimi, look closely. She’s looking down. She’s my height. (6′ 1″). So if she’s looking down, and it appears she’s looking way down, who do you think she’s really looking at?
Damn…please excuse me as I back away from the emu…
Laughing…
Her gaze is askew and her skin looks blue! 🙂
She looks quite pretty actually. There’s always so much female rivalry! 🙂
Have these guys had their caffine I wonder? Adore the photos you find – pictures do convey ideas!
I doubt it. They look hungry and thirsty!
Very unique birds.
Yes, and large. (very)
Yeah, I’d get out of bed with that thing looking down on me!
I bet you would!
Yikes!!
:)…
I think they are really pondering what is going on when this picture was taken…
or, whether the camera (or camera man) is food. 🙂
When I first saw the photo of the emus, I thought how I would feel to wake up seeing those golden disks of eyes staring down at me. My response… YIKES! LOL!
Funny!!