There is only one type of emu - Dromaius novaehollandiae.
There used to be three known species. Two dwarf species of emu inhabited Kangaroo Island (off the South Australian coast) and King Island (in Bass Strait) but they became extinct once whalers began visiting and settling the area.
A group of emus is called a mob
The collective nouns for emus are a mob of emus or an implausibility of emus.
Emus belong to the group of flightless birds known as ratites. They are of the order Casuariiformes, and therefore of the family Casuariidae.
People do not poach emus. Emus are farmed in many places, so they are readily available.
The current population of Australian emus is estimated to be around 630,000 to 725,000. It is unknown how many emus are being farmed in other countries.
Baby emuA young emu is called a chick or hatchling
You need to have 2 or more emus, to make a mob!
None.
Yes. Not wild, of course, as they are native only to Australia, but there are ranchers/farmers who have them. Emus were imported in large numbers for emu farms during the 1980s. When the price for emus collapsed in the 1990s, many emus were released into the wild, and they have continued to grow in number.
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Generally emus are solitary birds. A group of emus is called a mob (or sometimes a flock) and, while they do tend to congregate in time of drought, this behaviour is not typical.
As an emu has feathers and a beak, it belongs to the group 'birds'