T he Emu is second largest living bird on earth with
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height. The Biggest living bird on earth is Ostrich. The
Emu is nearly relative of Ostrich and scientific name is
Dromaius novaehollandiae. They are mostly cover its
range in Australia, King Island and Tasmania. Emu is
largest bird of Australia. Emu is flightless bird with soft
feathers and brown colors. They have long neck and
legs. Emus are second height bird than Ostrich, height
is 6 to 7 feet. They are can’t fly but they’re running 50
to 55 kilometres per hour. Breeding time is may to june
and fighting with females is common during breeding.
The Emu is second largest bird in height and length,
height is around 50 to 75 inches, bill to tail length is
55 to 65 inches, females are 60 to 61 inches longer. The
weight of this bird is around 20 to 60 kilograms. Emus
are flightless but theirs wings are 8 inches long and they
flap the wings during runs.
The neck of Emu is pale blue and its show
through feathers, grey brown plumage. The inner
plumage insulates their skin, solar radiation ab-
sorbed through tips. This feature allowing to be active
during the heat of the day. Other feature of the bird is
feather have double rachis. Both rachis are equally in
length, with variable texture. The area around the skin
is furry. The plumage have varies of colour due to
environmental fact. Feathers of emus in more arid areas
with red soils. The juvenile plumage is blackish barred
with brown colors, the head and neck dark.
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