King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor)

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Subject:	King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor)
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Illustrations of an Emu from Kangaroo Island.
Date 1807
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/7979798149/in/set-72157631519809640/
Author Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lesueur_Emu.jpg

The King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor) is an extinct subspecies of emu that was endemic to King Island, which is situated in the Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania. The small size of the King Island emu may be an example of insular dwarfism.

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