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| | Scientific name: Dromaius novaehollandiae
Size: Stands to 2 metres
Status: Locally abundant
Diet: A variety of leaves, grasses, flowers, fruits and insects.
Habitat: Arid inland plains, forests, woodlands and coastal dunes.
Breeding: Eggs laid in April and the nest is a bed of grasses on the ground.
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| | Emu
/Emu/$File/Emu.jpg)  As soon as the eggs are laid the female leaves the male to incubate and rear the young. Australia's biggest bird.
The emu lives in grassy areas. The mother emu lays a clutch of large eggs, then the father takes over. he stays and keeps them warm until they hatch.
If an enemy approaches, he lays his neck on the ground to disguise himself as a bush until the danger passes. After the eggs hatch the faterh looks after the chicks for 18 months. |
