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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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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
San Diego Humane Society officials are searching for the owner of an emu after the flightless bird was found wandering in a Vista neighborhood Wednesday night.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
A number of community members offered criticism, suggestions and even well wishes to Morace about her runaway emu situation.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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
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In other photos taken after the exotic bird arrived at the shelter and was placed in an outdoor yard, a cut can be seen down the emu's neck.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
San Diego Humane Society officials are searching for the owner of an emu after the flightless bird was found wandering in a Vista neighborhood Wednesday night.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
A number of community members offered criticism, suggestions and even well wishes to Morace about her runaway emu situation.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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
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“Emu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emu. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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