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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; ">Large and heavy with shaggy, fur-like feathers, the emu (</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Dromaius novaehollandiae</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">) cannot fly. Instead it walks, sometimes over great distances, in search of seeds and berries. When threatened, perhaps by a pack of dingoes, the emu runs at a surprising speed of up to 30 miles per hour.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; ">Large and heavy with shaggy, fur-like feathers, the emu (</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Dromaius novaehollandiae</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">) cannot fly. Instead it [[File:Emu.jpg|thumb|352px|Dromaius novaehollandiae]]walks, sometimes over great distances, in search of seeds and berries. When threatened, perhaps by a pack of dingoes, the emu runs at a surprising speed of up to 30 miles per hour.</span>
'''==Fact File=='''
 
   
 
=='''Fact File'''==
<li style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt">Height: 5 to 6 ft</li>
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*<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; ">Height: 5 to 6 ft</span>
 
<li style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Weight: 66 to 130 lbs</span></li>
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*<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; ">Weight: 66 to 130 lbs</span>
 
*<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; ">Lifespan: 10 to 20 yrs in the wild</span>
 
<li style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Lifespan: 10 to 20 yrs in the wild</span></li>
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*<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; ">Habitat: Grassland and woodland</span>
 
*<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; ">Diet: Seeds and berries</span>
 
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<li style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Habitat: Grassland and woodland</span></li>
 
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[[Category:Birds]]
 
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<li style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Diet: Seeds and berries</span></li>
 

Latest revision as of 21:59, 7 April 2021

Large and heavy with shaggy, fur-like feathers, the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae

) cannot fly. Instead it
Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

walks, sometimes over great distances, in search of seeds and berries. When threatened, perhaps by a pack of dingoes, the emu runs at a surprising speed of up to 30 miles per hour.

Fact File[]

  • Height: 5 to 6 ft
  • Weight: 66 to 130 lbs
  • Lifespan: 10 to 20 yrs in the wild
  • Habitat: Grassland and woodland
  • Diet: Seeds and berries