A male is known as a COCK, a female is known as a HEN and a baby is known as a CHICK. A group is known as a MOB. They are the second largest birds in the world.
Australia.
Can live over 40 years in captivity.
They weigh between 50 and 130 pounds.
Can grow between 4 and 6.2 feet.
A diet of seeds, grass, plants and insects.
Eggs hatch after 8 weeks.
Emus are large, flightless birds with grey-brown plumage, long legs and long necks, similar to an ostrich. Unlike most birds, Emus have only three toes. During breeding the male builds a nest in a shallow hollow in the ground and incubates the females eggs. A female Emu may mate with numerous males over a few days so may hatch eggs fathered by different males!
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