What is Emu?
Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae is large, without flight without flight from Australia. It is the largest bird on the continent and the second largest in the world after ostriches. Together with the Australian Cassowar, these giant birds form a family of birds casuarriidae .
The largest emus specimens can reach up to six and a half feet in height (2 m) and usually weigh about 66-121 pounds (30-55 kg. Time. Their step can be up to nine ft (2,7). EMU has an excellent biological adaptation to solve the heat of Australia. The long, hairy coat of birds absorbs solar radiation and effectively insulates the bird from the heat. This allows them to stay active during the day, an important survival factor of vexth heat outback. During hot weather, the bird can also pants with lungs as a cooling mechanism for its body.
During mating, Emus forms temporary mating steam whowill remain for five or six months. In May and June, a woman puts several eggs every few days, which are about ten times larger than chicken eggs. The male incubate eggs exclusively, while female emu can connect with other men after completing her initial laying. During incubation, men do not eat or drink and leave the nest. After two months, hatching and chickens take care of adult male birds.
Hatchlings ripen in about one year and often stay with their fathers for 18 months. The life of wild emu is 10-20 years old, although it is known that they live in captivity for almost twice as long. Hatchlings have provided research the only evidence of the twins among birds, although studies suggest that it is extremely rare.
native cultures have long been hunted by Emu for their coat, meat and supposed healing properties. At the end of the 20th century, a commercial increase in birds on meat and skin began in Australia, North America and China. It is assumed that the popularity of meat isCaused by its low fat and flavors. Emu Burgers are now popular items in some restaurants.
In indigenous mythology, the sun was created by an Emu egg thrown on the sky. Throughout Australia, about 600 cities were named for birds, lakes and monuments, and the Australian company even sells a range of EMU beers. It is a popular symbol of Australian culture and the beloved mascot of the Earth.
It is assumed that the Tasmanian subspecies of the bird disappeared in the mid -19th century, but the Australian bird populations are relatively stable. The success of EMU in Wild is attributed to its high reproductive speed and well -adapted behavior. However, birds can be threatened by common Australian fires and human interventions in natural scope. For the time being, Emu maintains a prosperous population.