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: a swift-running Australian ratite bird (Dromaius novae-hollandiae) with undeveloped wings that is smaller than the ostrich
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
Australia, for example, has huge kangaroo and emu sculptures outside its building, echoing its national coat of arms and Olympic logo.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 28 July 2024
Guinea pig farming, ostrich and emu farming, turtle farming, roadside zoos, petting zoos, all of these places where animals and humans are coming into close contact with each other.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
The little bush moa, a giant avian species closely related to other flightless birds like the emu and ostrich, once roamed the dense grassland and forested regions of New Zealand, Scott Edwards, an evolutionary biologist at Harvard University and author of the paper, told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 May 2024
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The emu was picked up shortly after Dawson began to record the video, telling CBS News that police officers helped the owners get it back home.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
Australia, for example, has huge kangaroo and emu sculptures outside its building, echoing its national coat of arms and Olympic logo.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 28 July 2024
Guinea pig farming, ostrich and emu farming, turtle farming, roadside zoos, petting zoos, all of these places where animals and humans are coming into close contact with each other.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
The little bush moa, a giant avian species closely related to other flightless birds like the emu and ostrich, once roamed the dense grassland and forested regions of New Zealand, Scott Edwards, an evolutionary biologist at Harvard University and author of the paper, told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 May 2024
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“Emu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emu. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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