Emu pulls up in Wal-Mart carpark

Herald Sun ^ | 28 August 2007

[Aussie Dasher]

A RUNAWAY emu was corralled with shopping trolleys by employees of a Wisconsin Wal-Mart today.

Myron, the three-year-old Australian native, was thought to have fled his farmyard home after being scared by a coyote, the Associated Press reported.

Employees of Wal-Mart in the town of West Bend found the big bird in their carpark and used shopping trolleys to round him up, police said.

A manager then fed Myron grapes and apples to calm him down.

His owner, Richard Takacs, said he was not surprised when police called him from the store about 3km from his pumpkin farm.

"They can run 40 miles an hour (65km/h), so that was just a quick sprint for Myron,'' he said.

[Aussie Dasher]

Loooong way to go shopping...

[GoLightly]

There are quite a few emus around here, mostly on small hobby farms. I’ve been told the meat is pretty good, but I’ve never tried it. I think Myron is kept around for the novelty factor.

http://www.meadowbrookfun.com/

[Cringing Negativism Network]

What’s Chinese for “emu”?

[Daffynition]

[elli1]

Myron looks like a sweetheart.

[Budge]

Proof there are such things as a “Wal-Mart Detention Center” the DUmmies fear so much!

[bert]

ostrich