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< 1 month old
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Approximately 12 cm tall
- Will begin foraging very soon after hatching, but will remain close to the father and each other
- Have yellowish-white and black striping
1 - 3 months old
- Approximately 25cm tall
- Still retain striped pattern
3 - 5 months old
- Approximately 65 cm tall
- Stripes will begin to fade
- Plumage on the head and body will gradually become blacker
5 - 12 months old
- Approximately 1 meter tall
- Completely black to tan-brown feather colouring (similar to the adult but the head remains darker)
12 - 18 months old
- Juveniles reach adult height
(1.5 – 2 meters)
- Weight is similara to the adult
- Black plumage on head
begins to recede and bear bluish skin on the neck and head is revealed.
- May remain with father until 18 month of age.
18 + months old
- Adult plumage and colouration of neck and head complete
- The adult emu stands between 1.5 and 2 meters tall
- Males may be seen with chicks once they are 2 - 3 years old
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