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What is unusual about emus?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Emus are large, Flightless Birds which are native to Australia.

While there are no natural predators of emus in Australia, these birds have a unique defence capability, which would aid them if they were in the position of having to outrun a superior 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.

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