http://www.dixienc.us/emu.htm The creature has appeared in domain this week. All of the Google = information seems to cater to the idea that I want to eat him. That is = not so, he is a guest. Although he is likely escaped from a nearby farm = he is foraging well.=20 I need to know:=20 In general are they hostile? He seems just a bit timid, not at all = aggresseive.=20 Are they normally active at night or in the daytime?=20 Is there any food the especially like that I might use to befriend him?=20 I have a very dense thicket in the corner of my woods that I think he = considers home.=20 Are these critters smart like a parrot or dumb like a chicken? Most likely some trigger happy redneck will do him in, but may be not if = I can provide sanctuary. =20 John Ferrell =20 http://DixieNC.US -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu