Emus

Do you like big birds like Ostriches? If you doyou'd love emu's they are smaller than Ostriches but have the same qualities, and body structure. Emu's are found in Austrailia and rarely Africa. The emu's name emu is latin for fast-foot. Emu's are very much like Cassowories. Emu's have three toes arranged for running. The Ostrich has only two toes. The less toes you have the faster you are. The largest an emu can reach up to is 6ft. 7 in., the Ostrich's largest is about 3 ft. more than the emu. Emu's are not meat eating animals. They only eat plants. They eat different plants according to the seasonal changes.Mater accurs in May or June and they reproduce in the winter between December and January. The eggs can way up to 900 grams. The female lays an average of 11 eggs. The myth of that the sun was made by throwing an emu's egg into the sky. The emu is one of the national birds of Austrailia. Emu's are really interesting!