Tasmanian emu
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The Tasmanian emu is an extinct subspecies of emu. It was found in Tasmania, where it had become isolated during the Late Pleistocene. As opposed to the other insular emu taxa, the King Island emu and
Tasmanian Emu
Emus at Stanley, Tasmania, during the 1840s, by William Porden Kay
1887 illustration of an emu being chased by two thylacines.
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The emu is a species of flightless bird endemic to Australia, where it is the tallest native bird. It is the only extant member of the genus Dromaius and the third-tallest living bird after its Africa
Tasmanian emu
…The Tasmanian emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis) is an extinct subspecies of emu. It was found in Tasmania, where it had become isolated during the Late Pleistocene. As opposed to the other insular emu taxa, the King Island emu and…
Emu 1 Tidbinbilla
Mounted skeleton
Detail of the skin under its neck from a captive specimen
Adult and juvenile foot prints