Strolling through the Australian plains the majestic Emu gazes at you. Emu’s are native to Australia and are flightless. They use their wings to fan themselves. The fastest recorded Emu was 31mph. Emu’s have an interesting history, they were hunted (or poached) for their meat, our, skin and feathers. Luckily the ICUN have stopped all the hunting with help from the Australian government.

These are some cool facts!

• They can grow up to 2m tall.
• They can live between ten and twenty years in the wild.
• They are covered in soft fluffy feathers.
• They have two sets of eyelids, one for blinking and the other for keeping the dust out!

Thank you for reading,

Phoenix