Unusual Behavior of Emus.

To:	Bruce Cox <>, Birding Aus <>
Subject:	Unusual Behavior of Emus.
From:	Lawrie Conole <>
Date:	Wed, 16 Jul 2003 17:19:19 +1000

Bruce Cox wrote:

Is anyone aware of  any anecdotal or published information of Emus taking carrion?

Not personally Bruce (which doesn't rule it out of course!) - but the other possibility is that they'll go for maggots & whatever other insects might be on/in the carcass. There was a debate on BA (or in a newsletter) years ago about what a White-faced Heron was eating when seen perched on a roadkill 'roo and apparently probing the carcass.

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