Dromaius
(or Dromiceius) novaehollandiae
Home: Southern and Western Australia's dry open plains
Food: Seeds, fruits, flowers, leaves and grains
Size: Approximately 6 feet tall
Approximately 110 pounds
Emu Trivia:
- Only female emus make a sound. When they are
excited, they make a drumming noise in their throat.
- While the female Emu lays the eggs, the male is
responsible for the care of the eggs and the young. Once the eggs are
laid, the male Emu keeps the eggs warm until they are hatched.
- Emu can run at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour.
- If an Emu is cornered by an attacker, it will kick with its three-toed feet.
Our Meet the Animals section includes research from the following websites:
The Austin Zoo's website: www.austinzoo.org.
Spanish translations courtesy of the Austin Zoo.
Rolling Hills Refuge Wildlife Conservation Center http://www.rhrwildlife.com/animbot.htm
The Birmingham Zoo http://www.birminghamzoo.com/
The WWW Virtual Library: Zoos http://zoonet.home.mindspring.com/www_virtual_lib/zoos.html
Photographs in Our Meet the Animals Section from PrintMaster Platinum v8.0 software.
Research on farm animals came primarily from http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/