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In fact, excessive water can kill many species. In a severe drought, some species, such as E. microtheca can lose their leaves and appear to be dead after a long dry period, only to recover and turn into a compact, healthy-looking shrub after a deep watering.
Male size also indicates his protective abilities. Similar to the emperor penguin, male ratites incubate and protect their offspring anywhere between 85 and 92 days while females feed. They can go up to a week without eating and survive only off fat stores. The emu has been documented fasting for as long as 56 days. [8]
Many of the larger ratite birds have extremely long legs and the largest living bird, the ostrich, can run at speeds over 35 mph (60 km/h). Emus have long, strong legs and can run up to 30 mph (48 km/h). Cassowaries and rheas show a similar likeness in agility and some extinct forms may have reached speeds of 45 mph (75 km/h). [citation needed]
A man said his two emus were on the loose in Loris, South Carolina and needed to be tranquilized so that they can be returned home (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
The runaway emus, named Thelma and Louise, escaped from their home in Loris, a city about 100 miles northeast of Charleston about three months ago, owner Sam Morace told CBS News on Friday. Thelma ...
A Wiltshire animal sanctuary has shared pictures of emu poo and feathers in an attempt to find a missing emu it fears may have been “swept downstream” in a river.
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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.