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Almost ostrich (Emu)
Posted by Ina (Krugersdorp, South Africa) on 10 March 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
Laugh at yourself first,
before anyone else can.
~Elsa Macwell~
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Don't know the name of this bird - looks almost like an ostrich but the eyes are smaller and the neck a little shorter.
Edit: Thank you Mary! Mary has identified the bird as an Emu, which I googled and bingo! The Emu is the second-largest extant bird in the world by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. Emus can travel great distances at a fast, economical trot and, if necessary, can sprint at 50 km/h (30 mph) for some distance at a time.
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