what is the king island emu?
It is an extinct subspecies of emu.
King Island emu
The King Island emu ("Dromaius novaehollandiae minor") is an extinct subspecies of emu that was endemic to King Island, in the Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania.
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King Island emu [SEP] Introduction
The King Island emu ("Dromaius novaehollandiae minor") is an extinct subspecies of emu that was endemic to King Island, in the Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania. Its closest relative may be the extinct Tasmanian emu ("D. n. diemenensis"), as they belonged to a single population until less than 14,000 years ago when Tasmania and King Island were still connected. The small size of the King Island emu may be an example of insular dwarfism. The King Island emu was the smallest of all known emus and had darker plumage than the mainland emu. It was black and brown and had naked blue skin on the neck, and its chicks were striped like those on the mainland.