A flightless emu took off from its home in Geneva for over a month, but has since found its way back, Seminole County Animal Services said. The emu took a liking to the local landfill, not to fill his belly with garbage, but to hang out in the nearby woods. An employee of the landfill took photos of the missing emu hanging out nearby. She said she was on her way to work when she saw the emu for the first time. It was about 7 a.m. and she thought to herself, “I need another cup of coffee.”The emu hopped over the fence of his home to run wild, and has been doing just that ever since. He’s been popping up all over the place like an Elf on the Shelf.Neighbors say the emu pulls his “Escape from Alcatraz” trick often, has his own Facebook page and thinks he’s a legend because he’s named after one, Elvis. “We don’t know why he gets out,” said Jenna Douglas, another emu owner in Seminole County. “He’s ended up at the dump numerous times, and he’s kind of the laughing stock of Geneva now at this point.”Douglas has three of her own emus, named Memu, Shemu and Hemu. She believes Elvis keeps running away just because he might be hungry. “They just want food all the time,” Douglas said. After Elvis set off quite a search, Douglas explained that there’s never a dull moment as an emu owner. “I think they are hilarious,” Douglas said. “We have babies over there right now, and you just laugh.”Seminole County Animal Services says Elvis the emu is back home, and his family is required to build a taller, stronger fence. However, emus — with roots in prehistoric times and links to dinosaurs — seem to have a theme song: “Don’t Fence Me In.”
GENEVA, Fla. —
A flightless emu took off from its home in Geneva for over a month, but has since found its way back, Seminole County Animal Services said.
The emu took a liking to the local landfill, not to fill his belly with garbage, but to hang out in the nearby woods.
An employee of the landfill took photos of the missing emu hanging out nearby. She said she was on her way to work when she saw the emu for the first time. It was about 7 a.m. and she thought to herself, “I need another cup of coffee.”
The emu hopped over the fence of his home to run wild, and has been doing just that ever since. He’s been popping up all over the place like an Elf on the Shelf.
Neighbors say the emu pulls his “Escape from Alcatraz” trick often, has his own Facebook page and thinks he’s a legend because he’s named after one, Elvis.
“We don’t know why he gets out,” said Jenna Douglas, another emu owner in Seminole County. “He’s ended up at the dump numerous times, and he’s kind of the laughing stock of Geneva now at this point.”
Douglas has three of her own emus, named Memu, Shemu and Hemu. She believes Elvis keeps running away just because he might be hungry.
“They just want food all the time,” Douglas said.
After Elvis set off quite a search, Douglas explained that there’s never a dull moment as an emu owner.
“I think they are hilarious,” Douglas said. “We have babies over there right now, and you just laugh.”
Seminole County Animal Services says Elvis the emu is back home, and his family is required to build a taller, stronger fence. However, emus — with roots in prehistoric times and links to dinosaurs — seem to have a theme song: “Don’t Fence Me In.”