Re: Australia's most unattractive bird

[Stephen Ambrose <>]

>Stephen,
>      This critical attitude is unlike you! Brains isn't everything
>(Look at Marilyn Monroe for instance}  The emu flourishes where others
>would quit.
>                 Regards,
>
>                       Grev Reidy
>
Hi Grev,

You're quite right ... I was just in a mischievious mood when I said the
emu was a stupid bird. 

Female emus, at least, may not stupid. After all, they leave the male to
incubate the eggs and rear the chicks. I'm not sure what that means with
respect to the intelligence of male emus, though.

Kind regards,
Stephen
:)

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