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    The emu (/ˈiːmjuː/; Dromaius novaehollandiae) is a species of flightless bird endemic to Australia, where it is the largest native bird. It is the only...
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    Dromaius (from greek δρομαίυς "runner") is a genus of ratite present in Australia. There is one extant species, Dromaius novaehollandiae, commonly known...
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    The Tasmanian emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis) is an extinct subspecies of emu. It was found in Tasmania, where it had become isolated during...
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    † Common emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae Mainland emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae King Island emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae minor † Kangaroo...
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    Rothschild's emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae rothschildi) is a subspecies of the emu that is native to parts of southern Australia, primarily within the...
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    The King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor) is an extinct subspecies of emu that was endemic to King Island, in the Bass Strait between mainland...
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  • Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor) Kangaroo Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae baudinianus) Tasmanian emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis)...
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    The Kangaroo Island emu or dwarf emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae baudinianus) is an extinct subspecies of emu. It was restricted to Kangaroo Island, South...
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  • Look up Emu or EMU in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is a large, flightless Australian bird. Emu may also refer to:...
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    derived from body fat harvested from certain subspecies of the emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, a flightless bird indigenous to Australia. Unadulterated emu oil...
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    Tasmania, preferring temperate forests and highland regions. The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) The southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) Goannas, being predatory...
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    are the largest in the world, weighing 1.4 kg (3.1 lb). The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) of Australia reaches 1 to 1.3 m (3.3–4.3 ft) at the shoulder with...
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    emu Dromaius novaehollandiae baudinianus Kangaroo Island, South Australia Extinct (c. AD 1827) Emu King Island emu (black) Dromaius novaehollandiae minor...
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    centuries have the specific name novaehollandiae or novae-hollandiae, for example the emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae. After British colonisation, the name...
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    oxygen demand and respiratory water loss in a large bird, the Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), and a re-examination of ventilatory allometry for birds". Physiological...
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    distinct subspecies of the little spotted kiwi. Dromaius – emu King Island emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae minor (King Island, Australia, 1822) An island...
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  • (National symbol 2012–) Athene cunicularia arubensis No  Australia Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae No  Austria Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Yes  Bahamas American...
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    emus) Dromaius Vieillot, 1816 (emus) (Middle Miocene – Recent) †Dromaius arleyekweke Yates & Worthy, 2019 †Dromaius ocypus Miller, 1963 Dromaius novaehollandiae...
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    com/animals/greater-earless-lizard.html “Cophosaurus Texanus .” Dromaius Novaehollandiae (Common Emu), www.iucnredlist.org/details/64062/0. Devender, W...
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    were brutally burnt to death. Dromaius novaehollandiae - Snake Park parassinikadavu, keala, India Dromaius novaehollandiae eggs from the Snake Park parassinikadavu...
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    Wildlife Research. 6 (3): 347–359. doi:10.1071/WR9790347. "Emu (Dromaius Novaehollandiae) – Animals – A–Z Animals – Animal Facts, Information, Pictures...
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    five of kiwis (Apteryx), three of cassowaries (Casuarius), one of emus (Dromaius) (another became extinct in historic times), two of rheas (Rhea) and two...
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    Tyto alba Emu 439,000,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium (DVR) Dromaius novaehollandiae West Highland White Terrier 440,160,000 Isotropic fractionator...
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    2 Somali ostrich Struthio molybdophanes 2.75 m (9.0 ft) 3 Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae 1.9 m (6.2 ft) 4 Southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius 1.8 m (5...
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    Casuarius unappendiculatus 44 (97) 75 (170) 149 (4.9) No 5 Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae 33 (73) 70 (150)[citation needed] 153 (5) No 6 Emperor penguin...
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    their droppings since they disintegrate when they are eaten. Emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) will eat immature Lycoperdon and Bovista fungi if presented to...
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    males incubate the eggs and take care of the young. Male emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) become broody after their mates start laying, and begin to incubate...
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    subspecies of emu, Tasmanian emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis) and King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor), were hunted to extinction...
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    Name Binomial Name Status Distribution Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae LR/lc Widespread throughout Australia...
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    2002 Field, J. H.; Boles, W. E. (1998). "Genyornis newtoni and Dromaius novaehollandiae at 30,000 b.p. in central northern New South Wales". Alcheringa...
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