GALVESTON, Texas (AP) Police in coastal Texas have captured a pair of runaway emus that had been on the lam for a day after escaping from their owners backyard.
Emus arent permitted in Galveston, but police say a man recently brought the large, flightless birds to the island after the death of his mother. Shed owned them at her home near Houston.
The Galveston County Daily News reports the emus escaped their new owners backyard sometime Monday. Police recaptured the birds near an elementary school last Tuesday morning.
Officials say the birds owner didnt realize Galveston had a ban on emus and that hes working with authorities to find an off-island home for them.
