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Runaway emu sprints across highway

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Runaway emu sprints across highway

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3 Views • Jan 05, 2015

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Israeli drivers on a highway on the outskirts of Tel Aviv were left pondering, 'why did the emu cross the road?' when they spotted one of the giant birds sprinting alongside their vehicles on Sunday morning (January 4).

The emu, which can sprint up to 50 kilometers per hour (31mph) and can measure almost two meters in height, continued to run as the shocked drivers came to a stop at a red traffic light near a shopping mall in the Israeli city of Herzliya.

According to Israeli media, concerned onlookers, backed by municipality workers who were called to the site, managed to capture the bird near the Shivat HaKochavim shopping center.

Reports also said that the bird, which was thought to have run away from a nearby farm, was subsequently returned to its owners.