How are emus and ostriches different from each other?

Answer 1

There are several differences between emus and ostriches.

• Emus are native to Australia, whilst ostriches are native to Africa.
• Emus have darker colouring, with dark brown, grey and black fine feathers. Ostriches have thicker and lighter plumage.
• An ostrich is bigger than an emu. An emu weighs between 66 and 99 pounds (30-45kg). An ostrich weighs about 300 pounds.
• The ostrich is faster and is, in fact, the world's fastest two-legged animal. An ostrich can sprint at 65 Kilometres per hour (40 miles per hour) and an emu can sprint at 50 kph, or 30 mph.
• Ostriches are unusual among the ratites (Flightless Birds) as they have only two toes on each foot. Emus and other ratites have three toes.

Answer 2

There's three different species of flightless birds that look somewhat similar from a distance. Ostriches are native to Africa and are rather larger than the other two. Rhea are native to South America, and Emu are native to Australia and are slightly larger than rhea, though smaller than ostriches.