Emu

Also known as Common Emu

Emus stride across the open habitats of Australia on powerful, long legs capable of reaching speeds up to fifty kilometers per hour. Male emus take sole responsibility for incubating large, deep green eggs over eight weeks without eating or drinking, then brood the striped chicks for up to eighteen months. Highly inquisitive by nature, these massive ratites often approach travelers in the bush, using low booming calls produced by an inflatable neck sac to communicate.