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Emu
Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Aves
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
10-20 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Omnivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Solitary Or Pair
Biome
Savanna and scrubland
Range
Australia
Movement
Running
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Speed
Status
Uncommon

About

Emu is a flightless bird native to Australia, and it is the tallest native bird on the planet. It has a very large bill, which it uses to eat insects and other invertebrates.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A clutch of eggs is incubated in the nest, kept warm by a brooding parent until the chicks pip free.
  2. 2.
    hatchling
    A naked or downy hatchling is fed in the nest by its parents.
  3. 3.
    juvenile
    A feathered juvenile fledges from the nest and learns to fly and forage.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown with adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Casuariiformes
Family
Casuariidae
Genus
Dromaius
Species
Dromaius novaehollandiae