Australian Barn Owl Face | Emu 7 Juveniles running away | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves) | ||||
Order: | Flightless Birds (Struthioniformes) | ||||
Family: | Emu (Casuariidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) | ||||
This Photo: | 🔍Juveniles, profile🔎 | ||||
Thank you Antoni Camozzato & Teaa981 for confirming the id of this species for us EXTRA - Photo Specific Information: Got the surprise of our lives today when an Emu with 7 youngsters in tow walked by while we were eating lunch. It's been 18months since we've seen an emu on Ellura; and it's the first time we've seen young General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills, the Flinders Ranges and elsewhere Big ugly bird, in fact the biggest Australian native bird, but perhaps not the ugliest Runs very fast (up to 50km/hr), is very tall (nearly 2m) and timid. They have a scruffy white collar in breeding season. Their lower beak is serrated, designed for grazing. The male looks after the eggs & young. While incubating them he doesn't eat, drink or defecate! It's not generally possible to determine gender visually. | |||||
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