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I was asked a while ago about territorial behavior.
This photo is rare, perhaps unique. It shows Felicity Emu ‘shepherding’ a group of five wild emus off her turf. It was just the case ---- my formal observations ended years ago – that I was going for a walk, but ducked back inside for a camera, and was then able to skirt the goings-on, to position myself for the photo.
So, emus are able to finely judge each other’s abilities. Without more than a glance, Felicity knew that she could drive this group off, and proceeded to do so. From a different angle, you’d be able to her raised ruff. Both parties vocalized, but the interlopers withdrew steadily before Felicity, and I managed to get this shot about three hundred meters beyond the edge of the house-clearing.
This photo is rare, perhaps unique. It shows Felicity Emu ‘shepherding’ a group of five wild emus off her turf. It was just the case ---- my formal observations ended years ago – that I was going for a walk, but ducked back inside for a camera, and was then able to skirt the goings-on, to position myself for the photo.
So, emus are able to finely judge each other’s abilities. Without more than a glance, Felicity knew that she could drive this group off, and proceeded to do so. From a different angle, you’d be able to her raised ruff. Both parties vocalized, but the interlopers withdrew steadily before Felicity, and I managed to get this shot about three hundred meters beyond the edge of the house-clearing.
