An emu and two police officers have become involved in a hilarious game of cat and mouse after the runaway bird brought traffic on a major highway to standstill. Drivers on the Princes Freeway near ...

What is not to like about the emu — a tall and friendly (albeit goofy) bird that lays prehistoric-size green eggs, tastes like lean beef, makes a sound like a bass drum and lives mostly in Australia?

Dauntless but "sure enough there was an ostrich runnin' right by my nose so I couldn't just sit by and do nothin'," house painter Jerry Gibson armed himself with an electric drop cord Tuesday morning ...