Emus

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16. OMG Sheltie

I run across roos down the street! This morning, on the track to the windfarm (& emus) Gibby went looking for them, on a hill where they usually sun themselves. Young males and females with a joey or two are never a problem. Then there are the Big Kevs of the world.

Roos tend to live in extended family groups, or 'mobs'. In the big groups there is always a boss. He will be up to about 7ft tall. Broad, muscly chest and attitude.

You can calmly walk past them and they just stare at you whereas smaller roos will take off. Roos are well known for their swimming skills. To entrap chasing dog, they lure them into a damn, wrestle them underwater and hold them with their rear feet till they drown.

At the end of my street is a mob I call the Cemetery Roos. Their chief roo will often stand in the middle of the road in the dawn light, like a crossing supervisor as the others head to the paddocks.