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THE EMEU 
The female Apteryx digs a shallow burrow in the earth, lays 
two very large, white eggs therein, and goes her way. The male 
then takes entire charge of the incubation, and also rears the 
chicks. 
AMald, JHMUDIWE 
The Emeu is the Australian representative of the struthious 
birds and is first cousin to the cassowary. This bird shares the 
great grassy plains with the kangaroos, and before the arrival of 
man had but few foes; for Australia was cut off from the rest 
of the world long before the fleet, wolf-like carnivores were 
evolved. The Emeu stands from five to six feet in height, and 
