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Wikipedia: The Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, is the largest bird native to Australia and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. It is also the second-largest extant bird in the world by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. The soft-feathered, brown, flightless bird reach up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) in height.
![[Captive Emu in Germany]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Dromaius_novaehollandiae_qtl1_s.jpg "Captive Emu in Germany")
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![[Emus have three toes on each foot in a tridactyl arrangement, which is an adaptation for running and is seen in...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Dromaius_novaehollandiae_zoo_two_feet_s.jpg "Emus have three toes on each foot in a tridactyl arrangement, which is an adaptation for running and is seen in...")
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![[Emu with juveniles past their striped state]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Emu_family_s.jpg "Emu with juveniles past their striped state")
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![[Farmed Emu at Virginia's Emu Marketing Cooperative near Warrenton, Virginia, US]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Feeding_farmed_Emu_s.jpg "Farmed Emu at Virginia's Emu Marketing Cooperative near Warrenton, Virginia, US")
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![[Aboriginal Emu caller, used to arouse the curiosity of Emus.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Emu_caller_s.jpg "Aboriginal Emu caller, used to arouse the curiosity of Emus.")
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![[Emu egg purchased at the farmers' market in Mountain View, California.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Emu_Egg_s.jpg "Emu egg purchased at the farmers' market in Mountain View, California.")
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![[Emu chicks have longitudinal stripes that help to camouflage them.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Baby_Emu_s.jpg "Emu chicks have longitudinal stripes that help to camouflage them.")
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![[Head and upper neck of an Emu at Royal Melbourne Zoo, Australia]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Emu_28Dromaius_novaehollandiae_29_head_s.jpg "Head and upper neck of an Emu at Royal Melbourne Zoo, Australia")
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