An emu in New
Hampshire? Emus are large flightless birds native to Australia. But one is on
the loose in New Hampshire – and although emus are flightless they can run at great
speed (The Inquisitr, September 14, 2015).
Somewhere near the
town of Bow in the state of New Hampshire in America an emu was sighted in
three different neighbourhoods. Authorities received four phone calls and are therefore on the lookout for
the escaped bird. So far the emu’s owner has not come forward to authorities to
report a missing bird, say the Bow Police Department officials.
The areas where the
emu was last sighted are dense woodlands, perfect for hiding. The feathers of
an emu are brown and blend in well in woodlands.
When the Bow police
asked residents whether they had spotted an emu, one said he had seen deer,
fox, moose, turkey, porcupines, but no emu. ‘Never in my life. Not even in the
zoo. I thought I’d have to go to Australia to see that. Didn’t think I’d see it
here,’ the resident said.
Bow police have
contacted a wildlife rehabilitator and she agreed to try to capture the emu if
she saw it. That’s because the police don’t have the equipment to catch a
large, fast, and fidgetty bird.
Emus are not dangerous
birds, but they do have sharp beaks and sharp claws. Police are urging
residents not to capture the bird themselves. The police are also concerned
that the bird might be hit by a car.
There used to be an
emu farm in New Hampshire but it appears to be inactive. So maybe the emu had
escaped some time ago. Like the reported wallabies near Paris, now there are
emus in New Hampshire.
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