For days now he had become a small local celebrity. Let’s talk about an emù who was freely circumvented in the countryside of the Turin area, between Frossasco and Cantalupaattracting the attention (and smartphones) of residents, motorists and curious. The protagonist of this strange adventure is a specimen of Emu Australiana bird tall up to 1.9 meterscoming from a private breeding from which he fled last May 16th.
From that moment, the animal has started one long escape to the woods and rural roads of the area, leaving behind a trail of videos, photos and comments. His appearances have become viral despite the place of the place among the inhabitants of the place would be the fear that he could create problems for local traffic, given his size and the speed he can reach: up to 48 kilometers per hour. The experts had however reassured that it is an animal that rarely shows behaviors aggressive towards man.
To make his capture difficult were his own characteristics: although, Emù is agile, fast and knows how to camouflage well in the surrounding environment. Also in the Turin woods: it feeds on plants and insects And the territory offers everything it needs.
Posted by Elena Gavassa On Thursday, May 29, 2025
Such an animal was not born to live in captivity
There owner of the breeding He launched an appeal on social media from the first day of escape, hoping that someone can help bring the great bird back home. The attempts to recover it were not successful for a long time, but fortunately (so to speak) after more than 15 days she was recovered and returned to the lady.
This bizarre episode, however it seems to have appeared funny, rekindles a much more serious and burning theme: Does it really make sense to raise exotic animals so far from their natural habitat? Emù is a typical bird of Australia, accustomed to vast spaces and environmental conditions very different from those of the Turin countryside. Seeing him run through the Piedmontese woods can tear a smile, but he also leaves a bitter aftertaste.
Exotic animals farms, often born out of passion or curiosity, pose problems of animal welfare, safety and environmental compatibility. An animal of the genre, accustomed to the Australian savannah, thousands of kilometers from home.
The escape of this Emù It is an alarm bell: perhaps we should rethink the sense of certain choices, reminding us that. After all, these animals should be able to live free in their ecosystemsnot behind a network or, worse, on the run in the Piedmontese countryside.
