Gender confusion stalls emu love match

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Still lonely ... Edward the emu.
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The owner of a remote Northern Territory roadhouse which bills itself as one of the world's UFO hotspots is hoping to play matchmaker in the case of a sex-starved pet emu located 800 kilometres away. But there's a problem: the roadhouse owner can't tell which of his pet emus are male and which are female.

The lonely plight of Edward the emu attracted global attention earlier this month after it was revealed he was sitting on an empty nest and exhibiting amorous behaviour towards his owner because he did not have a mate. Concerned for Edward's welfare, owner Patrena Arriston appealed for help to deliver a female emu from Wycliffe Well to Katherine to give the frustrated male emu some much-needed company.

Lew Farkas of the Wycliffe Well Roadhouse, where UFO sightings are said to occur, has offered one of his four pet emus to Ms Arriston. But he needs help figuring out which of his birds are female. "Look them in the eye and they look the same," he said. "You look at their beaks and they look the same. There's no things hanging off them as per normal animals to know the difference."

More: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/29/2584231.htm?section=justin