:lol3: Yep! You read that right!
We were stuck in a line of traffic moving very slowly - assumed it was construction up the road (you know, where they close one side of the road on those country semi-highways). When we got to the "front" of the "traffic jam" it was a police car following an emu that was wandering up the side of the road. (He thought it was an ostrich).
There are a number of farms around here with things like Ostrich, Llamas, and Alpaca... even here in the farm associated with the RV park, there are peacocks and guinea fowl ... but no emu. :lol3:
We'd noticed an RV up the road pulled over in a small mall - there was a trailer in the back (small) - like a really small horse trailer. One of the doors was open. The guy had one of the compartments open, and was on his back underneath the RV, working on it. We thought that MAYBE the emu was his and somehow got out -and he didn't know it? So we informed the officer following the emu. We also know a rescue org that rescues farm animals. We figured if the emu wasn't that guy's, they might be able to help until Mr. Emu's owner could be located. (I assume it's a rather valuable animal here? :dk: ).
The officer asked us to call the State Troopers to let them know about the rescue organization and give them the phone number. In the meantime, he called in the info about the RV. I guess they dispatched a car to go talk to the guy.
The State Troopers on the phone were really nice, and took the info. They called back later to thank us. Apparently the emu did belong to the guy in the RV, and everyone was grateful we'd noticed. I'm not sure how they got the emu BACK there - he'd made it a couple of miles down the road. :lol3:
I didn't think to take a picture. :anon:
Interesting traffic jam! :lol3:
We were stuck in a line of traffic moving very slowly - assumed it was construction up the road (you know, where they close one side of the road on those country semi-highways). When we got to the "front" of the "traffic jam" it was a police car following an emu that was wandering up the side of the road. (He thought it was an ostrich).
There are a number of farms around here with things like Ostrich, Llamas, and Alpaca... even here in the farm associated with the RV park, there are peacocks and guinea fowl ... but no emu. :lol3:
We'd noticed an RV up the road pulled over in a small mall - there was a trailer in the back (small) - like a really small horse trailer. One of the doors was open. The guy had one of the compartments open, and was on his back underneath the RV, working on it. We thought that MAYBE the emu was his and somehow got out -and he didn't know it? So we informed the officer following the emu. We also know a rescue org that rescues farm animals. We figured if the emu wasn't that guy's, they might be able to help until Mr. Emu's owner could be located. (I assume it's a rather valuable animal here? :dk: ).
The officer asked us to call the State Troopers to let them know about the rescue organization and give them the phone number. In the meantime, he called in the info about the RV. I guess they dispatched a car to go talk to the guy.
The State Troopers on the phone were really nice, and took the info. They called back later to thank us. Apparently the emu did belong to the guy in the RV, and everyone was grateful we'd noticed. I'm not sure how they got the emu BACK there - he'd made it a couple of miles down the road. :lol3:
I didn't think to take a picture. :anon:
Interesting traffic jam! :lol3: