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Emus
Order: Casuariiformes
Family: Dromiceidae
1 species
Australia; scrub and savannah habitats;
flightless; up to 1.9 m tall; up to 45 kg; bill short, flattened; moplike plumage; long aftershafts; wings much reduced, with no real quills; no rectrices; 3 toes; legs bare;
diet of fruit, caterpillars, some insects;
monogamous; females slightly larger; 5-15 eggs/female; incubation by male alone; young nidifugous; sexual maturity 2 years
(Image taken from Pizzey, Graham. Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Angus&Robertson: Sydney, 1997)