2nd largest bird on the planet; soft-feathered flightless with long neck and legs, a sharp beak, small ears, two eyelids and three toes on each foot; it is up to 1.9 m high;
can sprint at 48 km/h; while running, the emu’s stride can be 2.7 m long; female lays 5 to 15 avocado-green eggs. The image of an emu is in the Australian coat of arms.
