Meet our hilarious, comical, funny emus here at Australia Zoo.
We have three emus.
We have Chris and Shannan who are named after my parents
and also Richard, our third emu.
These guys are so funny.
Are you coming over?
[Bindi] Look, do you want some food? Come over. There you go!
[Chandler] I have food too. You don't have to take their food.
[Bindi] But I have to take this food.
[Chandler] Apparently, the other emus food is always better.
[Bindi] The grass is always greener on the other side.
[Chandler] Sharing is not in the picture. [Bindi] What can I say-
[Chandler] I have a whole tub over here.
[Bindi] my handfull of food is,
better than your silly bucket of food... clearly.
[Chandler] It's not as good when you're eating by yourself.
You have to have other emu’s food. [Bindi] No, no, everyone.
Everyone has to come together. [Chandler] You guys are so funny.
One of my favorite things about emus is just their expressions.
They're almost as tall as me,
like, they look me in the eye when they're standing upright
and their expressions are just always shocked, questioning everything.
They’re one of the funniest birds on the planet, and they really are just dinosaurs.
I mean, look at their feet,
it looks like you just drew up a dinosaur's foot and stuck it on a bird.
It's incredible.
So we actually have a wonderful conservation property called Mourachan
and it is really beautiful.
My dad set it aside with my mum to try to protect
some of our iconic Australian species,
so like woma pythons, kangaroos, emus.
So at Mourachan, we have the most beautiful and expansive area.
It is just spectacular.
And so many Australian iconic species call this area home
and it's a conservation property like no other.
The hard thing is, is that animals in the outback, they are struggling.
You know, Australia is a land of extremes.
So, often we have a lot of drought. A lot of the regions around
us, how conservation property are being utilized for farming purposes,
so it's tough on the native species.
So for us it was really important
to be able to create this space as an oasis for wildlife.
And one of my favorite species that live on the property, are the emus.
They are hilarious.
They absolutely love, love, love,
when we put out a little bit of emu mix for them because
sometimes during drought it's really hard to find a lot of food.
So often we'll put out a little bit of emu mix to try to help
supplement their diet and they get so excited.
Here they come back, it's like they know I'm talking about food.
[Chandler] Yeah, we can cut the cinematic vision now, we have emus.
[Bindi] Yeah, we have emus back now, right.
[Chandler] Still here with my bucket.
[Bindi] And so they call this beautiful area home, but they're like a living soap opera.
When you watch emus, the way they communicate to each other,
the dramas that they have over who's going to get the last piece of seed.
It's really funny.
But I have to say, even though they are very
quirky and hilarious, they are so incredibly robust.
I mean, emus have to be one of the strongest animals in the animal kingdom.
These guys can survive so much, you know, they
they can go through enormous droughts and still manage to survive.
I think it's incredible because they have a brilliant family dynamic.
So the dad actually takes care of the chicks,
The dad’s, very protective of their chicks.
They are incredibly good parents, very caring and loving.
And let me tell you, you don't want to get between a daddy emu and his chicks.
[Chandler] It's true.
I hope I'm half as good a dad as an emu dad. [Bindi] I know!
Isn't that the truth? [Chandler] What’s spectacular is-
[Bindi] Well, you are, by the way. [Chandler] Oh thank you. I appreciate that.
[Bindi] Can I just say that? You are, definitely.
[Chandler] What's amazing is, like Bindi was saying, it's the dad emu that raises the chicks,
and sometimes they can have up to, like, a dozen chicks
around one dad, [Bindi] So many chicks!
that they're all taken care of.
And at the same time, dads have been seen to adopt other chicks as well
when chicks are in strife.
So they're incredible fathers,
they're very protective.
And emus really are incredible animals,
despite their constantly shocked expression.
They're really incredible.
[Bindi] They do, they always look a little concerned,
but they're so, they’re so much fun and so interesting to spend time with.
So I hope on your next Australia Zoo adventure, you can come
and spend some time just watching the emus because I know it'll make your day.
They are just so much fun, so hilarious and they have
the biggest personalities. It’s brilliant. [Chandler] It's true.
[Bindi] They're like a little living dinosaur.
Oh, there is seed on the ground.
by my feet, which is better than the seed that I'm holding, clearly.
But thank you guys so much for joining us for this
very fun emu experience. We love them
and I hope you guys have gained a greater
love and appreciation for emus because
they deserve all of our love.
You just are so cute.
I'm just getting sprayed with seeds, it’s awesome.
We'll see you guys later.
Thank you so much. [Chandler] Thanks guys.
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