#  Emu Eggs 

 



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**The emus are back at the farm.** You can see their amazing journey on the [HMNH Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Harvard-Museum-of-Natural-History/20101645677?fref=ts) or [watch a short video from WCVB5](http://www.wcvb.com/news/emus-hatch-at-harvards-museum-of-natural-history/32561678).

Like ostriches, kiwis, and other birds, emus are among dinosaurs’ closest living relatives. They grow to be tall (up to 1.9 m, or 6.2 ft), softly feathered, long-legged, flightless birds– but they start out small. Once the avocado-like eggs are laid, it takes about eight weeks for emus to hatch, and the 12 cm (5 in) tall chicks are generally walking within minutes.



 

##  Hours 

 Harvard Museum of Natural History is open daily from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

 **Closed on:**  
January 1  
Thanksgiving Day  
December 24  
December 25



 

##  Location 

 The museum is located at 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, just past Harvard Yard.

 



 



 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

##  Watch a Wiggly Emu Egg! 



 

The museum's Education Director gets some help serenading an emu egg, which is wiggling in anticipation of hatching in a few days.