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Florida Troopers Corral Emu on Polk Parkway

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Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded Sept. 19 after an emu was spotted wandering along State Road 570, or the Polk Parkway, in Polk County. The flightless Australian bird was safely corralled and placed in a Florida Department of Transportation Road Ranger vehicle until its owners arrived to retrieve it. No injuries were reported.

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