If you happen to see a giant bird on your morning commute, its owner probably wants it back.
A video circulating social media, posted to TikTok on July 4, shows a Columbia Police Department vehicle in hot pursuit of a large bird on Bush River Road. It was confirmed to be an emu by the state Department of Natural Resources.
Emus are large, flightless birds that can reach up to 31 mph on their two legs, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. The Australian natives are the second-largest living birds, with an average height of 5.7 feet…