Klub tak bisa terbang (Flightless Club)
Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae
- tidak umum
- 48 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Six feet tall and can't fly, but can outrun you. Won a war against Australia.
- Populasi
- ~630,000-725,000 (1992 census); believed roughly stable on mainland since European settlement
- Habitat
- Savanna woodlands, sclerophyll forest, and semi-arid scrubland; scarce in dense rainforest, heavily populated areas, and very arid zones (<600mm annual rainfall)
- Fakta menarik
- Male emus alone incubate the eggs for about 48-56 days, during which they do not eat, drink, or defecate, surviving on stored body fat and losing a substantial portion of their body weight.
- Sebaran
- Endemic to mainland Australia, occurring across most of the continent; three island subspecies (Tasmania, King Island, Kangaroo Island) went extinct following European settlement
- Makanan
- Omnivorous forager taking seeds, fruits, and shoots of plants such as Acacia and Casuarina, grasses, and invertebrates including grasshoppers, beetles, and moth larvae; swallows stones to aid digestion
- Ukuran
- 1,9 m
- Masa hidup
- 7 tahun
