[/floatr]Mainichi: Old man's emu escapes, caught in Oita rice paddyNAKATSU, Oita -- An old man's pet emu, a 180-centimeter-tall flightless Australian bird, was caught in a rice paddy here Monday after escaping the previous day, police said. The bird was found strutting around in the paddy about 100 meters away from the 84-year-old owner's home. Nobody was injured during the bird's escape and no damage was reported. The bird went missing on Sunday.
