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The King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor) is an extinct subspecies of emu that was endemic to King Island, in the Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania. Its closest relative may be the also extinct Tasmanian emu ( D. n. diemenensis ), as they belonged to a single population until less than 14,000 years ago, when ...
The emu's native ranges cover most of the Australian mainland. The Tasmanian, Kangaroo Island and King Island subspecies became extinct after the European settlement of Australia in 1788. The emu has soft, brown feathers, a long neck, and long legs. It can grow up to 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) in height.
The King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor) is an extinct subspecies of emu that was endemic to King Island, in the Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania. Its closest relative may be the also extinct Tasmanian emu ( D. n. diemenensis ), as they belonged to a single population until less than 14,000 years ago, when ...
Common emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae. Mainland emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae; King Island emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae minor † Kangaroo Island emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae baudinianus † Tasmanian emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis † Pygmy cassowary, Casuarius lydekkeri † Dwarf cassowary, Casuarius bennetti
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The following species and subspecies are recognized: Dromaius novaehollandiae, emu, remains common in most of the more lightly settled parts of mainland Australia.Overall population varies from decade to decade according to rainfall; as low as 200,000 and as high as 1,000,000, but a typical figure is about half a million individuals.
The animals were thought to be a male and female of the same subspecies, but are possibly a Kangaroo Island emu and a King Island emu. [15] Several emu specimens belonging to the different subspecies were sent to France, both alive and dead, as part of the expedition. Some of these are in European museums today.
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