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A Curious Emu – As I stepped forward and to the side (so as to capture a good angle), the emu kept the rhythm of this little dance.   Keenly interested in what I was doing, or was it that perhaps my bag contained a treat?

A Limited Edition Print (25) fine art photograph by Elizabeth McNamee

According to the IUCN their conservation status is of ‘least concern‘. In Australia there are between 625,000 to 725,000 wild emus.

They have a lifespan of 12 – 20 years.  The main habitats of the Emu are sclerophyll forest and savannah woodland. These birds are rarely found in rainforest or very arid areas.

Standing at up to 1.9 metres tall, the flightless Emu is one of the world’s largest birds.  The female Emu lays a dozen or so green eggs, and leaves the male to incubate them on his own, after hatching the striped chicks are looked after by the male, with no contribution from the female.

Adult Emus are covered with shaggy grey-brown feathers except for the neck and head, which are largely naked and bluish-black. The wings are greatly reduced, but the legs are long and powerful. Each foot has three forward-facing toes and no hind toe.  They also have quite a long stride when running. One stride of an emu can be 9 feet long with speed up to 25km.

The unique story surrounding each animal portrait comes with the print.

These Fine Art Giclee Prints are printed using archival pigment inks and made using 100% cotton, museum grade, archival quality 330gms paper with an ultra-smooth finish which is acid, lignin and chloride free with ph buffering for superb durability and print stability.  It has a bright white surface that delivers a high D-max and wide colour gamut suitable for fine art prints with a print life of at least 75 years if cared for and displayed correctly.  It is recommended that these prints are professionally framed.

All are under copyright.  They are original photographs by the artist.  They are offered in limited edition of 25 per print size, all are signed on the front and numbered.  They are hand signed and numbered on the back and come with a certificate of authenticity.  These prints are supplied unframed and without a mat.  They are posted in a thick protective tube rolled within Archival quality photo tissue for protection.  All purchases of these fine art photographic works are printed on order, please adjust delivery time frame by 10 days to accommodate the custom printing process.