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Hello & first e-mail sent to you all!
Swimming Emu Saturday 26 April
2002
I was camping at Murray-Kulkyne Regional Park / National Park
in Victoria on the Murray River at a campsite known as the Boiler. It was 09:45
and I observed around 100 meters away an animal enter the river and it took
me a few seconds to relate to my brain what this animal was? Thinking of Nessy
and the Bunyip or a the biggest Darter I have ever seen. I realised that the
animal swimming very well from NSW into Victoria against a reasonable current
was an Emu.
I was amazed and after a few minutes the Emu made the bank on
the Vic side and had a quick shake and went on its way, slowly moving
through vegetation looking on the ground for food.
I expect Emus swim all the time and at this stage I haven't
had the opportunity to check on this behaviour in HANZAB. Has anybody else seen
this behaviour in the wild? It was great to see I must admit.
David Farrar
Balwyn Vic.
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