What is a emu's enimies?

Answer 1

Man remains one of the biggest enemies of the emu (mainly through activities such as land clearing), together with his introduced wild dogs, mostly domestic dogs gone feral. These are the only creatures in Australia that can threaten an adult emu.

However, young emus are subject to predation by dingoes, feral cats, foxes, goannas and eagles, while lizards eat emu eggs.

Answer 2

Emus have a number of predators and enemies, but their greatest defence is their size and speed. Man remains one of the biggest threats, together with his introduced wild dogs, mostly domestic dogs gone feral. These are the only creatures in Australia that can threaten an adult emu.

However, young emus are subject to predation by dingoes, feral cats, foxes, goannas and eagles, while lizards eat emu eggs.

Answer 3

Yes: even a bird as large as an emu needs to protect itself from dingoes and introduced predators.

Emus possess a unique defence capability, which would aid them if they were in the position of having to outrun a large predator. When running at top speed, the physiological structure of their feet enables them to make sudden 180-degree turns which not even a small cat can do: by the time a bigger creature slowed enough to make the turn, the emu would be 50-60 metres ahead in the opposite direction.

Answer 4

Emus get along fine with other animals. They will only eat very small mammals and reptiles (among other items) and will not attack any animals unprovoked.