Never an emu. Seen a cassowary up close, though. They're pretty reptilian.
Edinburgh Zoo doesn't let the animals just wander around anywhere. None of them are actually in cages, though, and the king penguins get let out every day for the Penguin Parade, where they're allowed to walk about outside their enclosure for a while.
Holy cow - Cassowarys are even cooler! They totally look like dinosaurs; almost like a small raptor with the head of a pterodactyl! They are impossible animals that are, all the same! Do people get to watch this Penguin Parade? Sounds great (probably rather humorous)!
I was at the Zoo on a school trip in Primary 3, when we were doing a project on birds. The cassowary was right up at the fence, glaring rather evilly at us all.
People do get to watch it! There's usually quite a crowd. The keepers have their hands full stopping penguins wandering off.
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Date: 2006-04-18 08:51 pm (UTC)Edinburgh Zoo doesn't let the animals just wander around anywhere. None of them are actually in cages, though, and the king penguins get let out every day for the Penguin Parade, where they're allowed to walk about outside their enclosure for a while.
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Date: 2006-04-18 11:30 pm (UTC)Do people get to watch this Penguin Parade? Sounds great (probably rather humorous)!
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Date: 2006-04-20 06:21 pm (UTC)People do get to watch it! There's usually quite a crowd. The keepers have their hands full stopping penguins wandering off.