Image: Emu on nest with chicks

Emu on nest with chicks

Birds, like this male emu on its nest, generally incubate their eggs using body heat.

Photographer:
B and B Wells
Rights:
© Australian Museum
Common name:
Emu
Scientific name:
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Family:
Casuariidae
Order:
Struthioniformes

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Tags emu, flightless birds, incubation,