THE EMU

CHARACTERISTICS

• The emu has droopy brownish gray feathers.
• It's native to austrailia
• It has two long and powerful legs with 3 twos on each
• Their average height is 1.5 to 1.9 meters.
• Their average weight is 30 to 60 kilograms.

HABITAT

• The emu is a native animal to Austrailia.
• They are most commonly found in woodlands.
• They are least commonly found in arid areas.
• They usually are very solitary and will live alone.
• If they aren't alone they will live in small flocks.

FOOD

• They eat shoots, berries, and insects.
• If their food source is they will stay where they are.
• If their food source is scarce they will travel great distances to find food.
• To help digestion they will swallow small stones to grind up food.
• They require a large amount of 9 to 18 liters of water a day.

ADAPTIONS

• The emu has many adaptions for their enviroment.
• They can speed up to grant speeds to escape predators.
• Their long necks allow them to get food from high places.
• Their beak allows them to peck away predators.
• Their feathers allow them to camouflage to stay hidden from enemies.
• Emus are able to move from habitat to habitat to find food.

INTERESTING FACTS

• They have few natural predators.
• Any predators will attack emu eggs and chicks rather than an emu.
• Emus are a very inquisitive and curious creature.
• Emus are sadly hunted for their meat, oil, and leather.
• Emus are on Australia's coat of arms.