3. Kind & Description Kind & Description Habitat Diet Reproduction Test Emu

4. KIND&DESCRIPTION 3/23

5. They stand to be 1.5 to 2 meters tall, and on average weight 36 kilograms. They have 3 toes, and long legs which allow them to run extremely fast. The emu is Australia’s largest bird. It can’t fly. The female is slightly larger than the male. 4/23

6. HABITAT 5/23

7. Emus live all over Australia in grasslands. They are found mostly in the far east and Tasmania. They prefer open grassland but will also live in open woodland and savannah. 6

8. DIET 7

9. Emu’s suffer in times of drought, because their diet is based mainly on green herbage like grass and leaves. But It also feeds on caterpillars, grasshoppers, and insects. Emu’s suffer in times of drought, because their diet is based mainly on green herbage like grass and leaves. But It also feeds on caterpillars, grasshoppers, and insects. 8/23

10. REPRODUCTION 9/23

11. The eggs are dark green, with a rough surface and may weigh up to 750 gm. 10

12. The female lays eggs on the 1 meter wide nest which is built of grass and weeds on the ground by the male. 11

13. The eggs are incubated by the male for 8 weeks. When the eggs hatch, the male emu looks after the hatchlings for another 6-9 months. 12

14. Emu is represented on the emblem of Australia. 13

15. TEST 14/23

16. How many toes has emu got? 5 toes 4 toes 3 toes 15

17. How tall is emu? 0.5 to 1 meter tall 1.5 to 2 meters tall 2 to 2.5 meters tall 16

18. What information is right? The eggs are dark green, with a rough surface and may weigh up to 750 gm. The eggs are light green, with a rough surface and may weigh up to 650 gm. The eggs are dark green, with a smooth surface and may weigh up to 850 gm. 17

19. What does emu’s diet include? herbage insects herbage and insects 18/23

20. Where exactly in Australia are emus found? in deserts in highlands in grasslands 19

21. How long are emu’s eggs incubated? 8 weeks 8 months 6-9 days 20/23

22. Which country has got emu on its emblem? Egypt Australia Austria 21/23

24. The Internet Resources http://aea-emu.org/news/what-came-first-emu-or-egg-0 http://birdsflight.com/emu-bird-facts/ http://www.globalspecies.org/images/d/Dromaius_novaehollandiae_1. jpghttp://www.globalspecies.org/images/d/Dromaius_novaehollandiae_1. jpg (slide 19) http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/emu/http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/emu/ (slide 18) http://blogs.kcrw.com/goodfood/2010/12/emu-egg-scramble/http://blogs.kcrw.com/goodfood/2010/12/emu-egg-scramble/ (slide 17) http://www.factzoo.com/birds/emu-curious-docile-large.htmlhttp://www.factzoo.com/birds/emu-curious-docile-large.html (slides 8, 11, 12, 14, 20) http://australiantours.zoomshare.com/album/Vertebrates%20Bird- %20Emu/images/df661bf1122e2cf982c2d04ce0983b4e_13618500850/:al bum (slide 16) http://australiantours.zoomshare.com/album/Vertebrates%20Bird- %20Emu/images/df661bf1122e2cf982c2d04ce0983b4e_13618500850/:al bum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emuhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu (slides 15, 21) http://wall.alphacoders.com/by_sub_category.php?id=182006http://wall.alphacoders.com/by_sub_category.php?id=182006 (slide 4) http://bitze.wordpress.com/2010/04/06/t-and-renewal/http://bitze.wordpress.com/2010/04/06/t-and-renewal/ (slide 10) http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/jun/06/wildlife.foodan ddrink (slide 12) http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/jun/06/wildlife.foodan ddrink 23/23