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Escaped emu on the lam for weeks in NC suddenly seen jumping on car
WSOC-TV ^ | 08/01/2019 11:45AM | Shelby Lin Erdman

Posted on 08/01/2019 2:27:14 PM PDT by mabarker1

ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. -

An escaped emu has been avoiding capture for weeks now, but continues to tantalize animal control officials in Orange County, North Carolina, with sudden public appearances -- before just as suddenly disappearing.

The large flightless bird’s latest antics involved a startling interaction with a car.

“He apparently jumped on the hood of a car and then ran away,” Tenille Fox, with Orange County Animal Services told WTVD-TV.

No one seems to know who the bird belongs to, WTVD reported. It just appeared in a backyard in June, and then the hunt was on to find it.

Fox is asking anyone with information on the emu to get in touch with his agency. He’s hoping extra details about the 100-pound bird might help animal control officers capture it, but he’s also warning people not to try and catch it themselves.

“What we really need is for this emu to wander into an area that provides some sort of containment -- such as natural barriers, a pasture or some sort of fenced area," he told the news station.

“If the emu is in an area like that, an animal control team can try to block the animal off even more and hopefully corral the animal without causing further stress. We worry about causing more stress in this heat,” the officer said.

Emus are flightless birds that grow over 6 feet tall and weigh as much as 100 pounds, according to National Geographic. They have powerful legs and can run as fast as 30 mph.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cannotmakeitup; emu; emufriedsteak; escaped; yesitsreal
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To: mabarker1

Ok, is an emu or a lamb?

CC


21 posted on 08/01/2019 3:10:20 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
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To: Does so

You mean, ‘do emus emulate cassowaries?’


22 posted on 08/01/2019 3:11:15 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: mabarker1
Run Emu Run ! !
23 posted on 08/01/2019 3:13:58 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: Celtic Conservative

I think they said an emu riding a lamb...


24 posted on 08/01/2019 3:15:35 PM PDT by Hatteras
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To: AppyPappy
My son has emus near his hemp farm and he says they keep the coyotes and deer away.

Sounds like they'd be good at protecting our borders against coyotes. The deer can come in, though.
25 posted on 08/01/2019 3:16:35 PM PDT by adorno
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To: mabarker1

I have to say, this is not a headline I ever thought I would read.


26 posted on 08/01/2019 3:19:24 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: mabarker1

I just saw him on a TV commercial!!


27 posted on 08/01/2019 3:23:39 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: Does so

And beat the Australian Army in a war...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-1932-australia-declared-war-on-emus-and-lost.amp


28 posted on 08/01/2019 3:26:19 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.arare)
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To: mabarker1

If I shoot him he will never be found.


29 posted on 08/01/2019 3:33:31 PM PDT by A strike (Import third world become third world)
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To: mabarker1
Emus can be dangerous to work with and be around. Their spurs can eviscerate a man in a heartbeat. They were numerous during the ponzi scheme of Emu production in the early 90’s. When the scheme collapsed around here many people just turned them loose. It wasn't uncommon to see Emu roadkill or be hunting deer and see an Emu run below the deer stand.
30 posted on 08/01/2019 4:02:10 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: mabarker1

LIMU EMU !!!


31 posted on 08/01/2019 4:05:06 PM PDT by Baldwin77 (They hated Reagan too ! TRUMP TOUGH - AMERICA STRONG)
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To: mabarker1

I live in Chapel Hill, Orange County NC.

Jesse Helms once said that if NC needed a state zoo they should put a fence around Chapel Hill.

Eno is the name of the river system flowing through here.


32 posted on 08/01/2019 4:05:42 PM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: tired&retired

Emu Curry Recipe

https://youtu.be/ZqfwMKGcFco


33 posted on 08/01/2019 4:07:39 PM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: mabarker1; Gamecock; SaveFerris

He tried to lam but they cheesed him.


34 posted on 08/01/2019 4:10:19 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: mabarker1

That emu looks emo.


35 posted on 08/01/2019 4:10:55 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: mabarker1

He was seen again on Thursday near Orange Grove Road in Hillsborough.


36 posted on 08/01/2019 4:11:05 PM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: bankwalker
RE: How to Groom an Emu

ROFL


37 posted on 08/01/2019 4:12:12 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 32:12))
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To: mabarker1

“He apparently jumped on the hood of a car and then ran away,”

So Liberty Mutual now has their emu trying to damage cars insured by competitors?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdDjqFieAPY


38 posted on 08/01/2019 4:36:31 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: fishtank

I was expecting that reference!


39 posted on 08/01/2019 4:40:15 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Larry Lucido

[ Escaped emu on the lam for weeks in NC suddenly seen jumping on car ]

Liberty!

Liberty!


40 posted on 08/01/2019 4:41:50 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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