The pet emu has a history of escaping his enclosure.
In this screen grab from a video, an emu leads police on a slow-speed chase in Harriman, Tenn., on April 12, 2023.Social media sites filled with locals describing what they had just witnessed.
The emu at the center of the commotion was MeeMoo of Harriman. Software programmer Harry McKinney helped hatch MeeMoo five years ago when a local hatchery's incubator broke. McKinney described raising the emu on his 40-acre farm alongside sheep, turkeys, ducks, and other animals as a joy, or at least when MeeMoo stays in his enclosure.MORE: Mischievous bear escapes enclosure at St.
Harry McKinney took a selfie with his emu after it led police on a slow-speed chase on April 12, 2023, in Harriman, Tenn."I whistled, and he realized that dad was there," he said. "And I went up, and I gave him a big hug." MORE: Flaco the owl becomes New York's newest tourist attraction, as he settles into Central Park home
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