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  2. Emu - Wikipedia

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    The pelvic limb muscles of emus contribute a similar proportion of the total body mass as do the flight muscles of flying birds. [35] When walking, the emu takes strides of about 100 cm (3.3 ft), but at full gallop, a stride can be as long as 275 cm (9 ft). [ 36 ]

  3. List of animals displaying homosexual behavior - Wikipedia

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    Homosexual behaviour is demonstrated by 120 known species of birds. [40] While an uptick in research on bird homosexuality – and animal homosexuality in general – has been coming out in recent years, it is common for some authors to labour in articulating the view any root cause or function of bird homosexuality is poorly understood.

  4. Kiwi (bird) - Wikipedia

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    Approximately the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are the smallest ratites (which also include ostriches, emus, rheas, cassowaries and the extinct elephant birds and moa). DNA sequence comparisons have yielded the conclusion that kiwi are much more closely related to the extinct Malagasy elephant birds than to the moa with which they shared ...

  5. First monkeys, now "feral" emus on the loose in South Carolina

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    But if the emus were that easy to catch they would be home already." The large, flightless creatures are the second-largest living bird, with an average height of more than 5 1/2 feet.

  6. Animal sanctuary shares pictures of emu poo in attempt to ...

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  7. 'Not emu-sed': Feral and untrained emus Thelma and ... - AOL

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    Thelma and Louise are out on the town at the same time officials work to collect the 11 remaining escaped Alpha Genesis monkeys. 'Not emu-sed': Feral and untrained emus Thelma and Louise on the ...

  8. Cloaca - Wikipedia

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    Cloaca of a red-tailed hawk. A cloaca (/ k l oʊ ˈ eɪ k ə / ⓘ kloh-AY-kə), pl.: cloacae (/ k l oʊ ˈ eɪ s i / kloh-AY-see or / k l oʊ ˈ eɪ k i / kloh-AY-kee), or vent, is the rear orifice that serves as the only opening for the digestive (), reproductive, and urinary tracts (if present) of many vertebrate animals.

  9. Courtship display - Wikipedia

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    Male peacock spider, Maratus volans, courtship display In some species, males will perform ritualized movements to attract females. The male six-plumed bird-of-paradise (Parotia lawesii) exemplifies male courtship display with its ritualized "ballerina dance" and unique occipital and breast feathers that serve to stimulate the female visual system. [7]