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: a swift-running Australian ratite bird (Dromaius novaehollandiae) with undeveloped wings that is smaller than the ostrich
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
The emu was picked up shortly after Dawson began to record the video, telling CBS News that police officers helped the owners get it back home.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
Australia, for example, has huge kangaroo and emu sculptures outside its building, echoing its national coat of arms and Olympic logo.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 28 July 2024
Guinea pig farming, ostrich and emu farming, turtle farming, roadside zoos, petting zoos, all of these places where animals and humans are coming into close contact with each other.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
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No one was more surprised to see an emu than McKeesport resident Airiel Dawson, who caught the flightless bird taking a stroll through her neighborhood.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
The emu was picked up shortly after Dawson began to record the video, telling CBS News that police officers helped the owners get it back home.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
Australia, for example, has huge kangaroo and emu sculptures outside its building, echoing its national coat of arms and Olympic logo.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 28 July 2024
Guinea pig farming, ostrich and emu farming, turtle farming, roadside zoos, petting zoos, all of these places where animals and humans are coming into close contact with each other.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
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“Emu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emu. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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