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Asher it's big, nearly 6 feet tall.
Peter they don't tend to bite but slash with their huge clawed feet.
I got chased by one (protecting its young one), I wasn't hanging about.
I also drew them close by imitating their drumming sound (from the throat), makes them curious but potentially aggressive. Us photographers will do anything.
I wouldn’t advise having sex with one, Ash. It’s probably not illegal but it sure could be lethal.
I’ve met a few on the road. Clocked a flock just outside Yass one morning. They ran beside my car for a few km at just over 60km/h. Then the leader decided to cut in front of me. I clipped him with my rear bumper. All I saw through the rear view mirror was a flurry of feathers doing a pirouette in the middle of the road. We both survived but we both carry the scars.
I friend of mine back in the '90s told me he was going to make a fortune from Emus. He made a big hole in his bank account instead. "Pigs with feathers". Here's an article from 1995 explaining how Emu farming was to be the next big thing in Missouri: https://www.postbulletin.com/emus-a...cle_4c5d29e4-c40f-5ce7-9648-51f869b387d4.html