Emu Chick
Paradise is proud to announce the birth of its long awaited Emu chick. The chick is called Darwin, after the town in Australia. Its dads name is Bruce and mum is either Sheila or Matilda, unfortunately we didn't catch sight of who laid the egg!
Incubation is around 50 days for Emus and it is the second largest bird in the world by height, after its relative, the Ostrich. They can reach up to a whopping 2 metres (6.6 ft) in height!
The Emu is commonly found over most of mainland Australia, although it avoids heavily populated areas, dense forest, and arid areas. Emus are farmed for their meat, oil and leather. Just like our penguins the Emu is a flightless bird.
Darwin was hatched in February and to ensure its survival was hand-reared by Head Keeper Yianna Christopoulos and Paddocks Keeper James Cork.
