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: a swift-running Australian ratite bird (Dromaius novaehollandiae) with undeveloped wings that is smaller than the ostrich
electromagnetic unit
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Extreme weather with hail as large as softballs hit a zoo in Missouri on Tuesday, April 28, killing a female emu and injuring a male rhea.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
An emu at Springfield’s Dickerson Park Zoo was killed during the hail storm and a rhea, a large bird similar to an emu, was injured, the zoo posted on social media.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Luckily for her—but not for the emu, whose name was Toby—the enormous bird was eventually killed by a mountain lion instead.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
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In a statement shared by the zoo, officials confirmed that a 21-year-old female emu named Adam died during the storm.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Extreme weather with hail as large as softballs hit a zoo in Missouri on Tuesday, April 28, killing a female emu and injuring a male rhea.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
An emu at Springfield’s Dickerson Park Zoo was killed during the hail storm and a rhea, a large bird similar to an emu, was injured, the zoo posted on social media.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Luckily for her—but not for the emu, whose name was Toby—the enormous bird was eventually killed by a mountain lion instead.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Emu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emu. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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