Emu

Key facts

• Emu lives in Australia.
• Group: Birds.
• It weighs about 35 kg (77.2 lb).
• A typical adult is about 170 cm (66.9 in) long.
• It lives about 12 years.
• Diet: omnivore.
• Habitat: savanna.
• The male emu sits on the eggs for about eight weeks and hardly eats or drinks the whole time.