Video: Brookfield Zoo's emu runs wild, stretches legs on pleasant spring day
BROOKFIELD, Ill. - For the first time this spring, two male emus were allowed to explore their larger outdoor habitat at Brookfield Zoo – and one of them took off running.
Video released Wednesday shows Echo, who is 6-years-old, running around the habitat stretching his legs. Dill, who is 25-years-old, took a slower pace.
Emus can run up to 30 mph, and they can swim as well, Brookfield Zoo said in a statement.
Emus are common throughout Australia, which is the only country in the world where they are found in the wild.
Video credit: Lynette Kleisner/CZS-Brookfield Zoo