1 Emu oil possesses anti-inflammatory, healing and anti-aging properties.
2 It’s the second largest bird (Ostrich is the biggest), measures 5 ft high and weighs about 120 lbs.
3 The flightless Emu is widespread over Australia’s open country.
4 When trying to defend themselves they kick, and can swim as well.
5 The emu has served as a source of food got hundreds of years.
6 The Emu appears on the Australian coat of arms as the national bird.
7 Emus are fast runners and have been clocked at speeds of up to 50 mph.
8 Emus survived a brief “emu war” in 1932 … when an attempt was made to clear them out using machine guns.