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Emmanuel, the CEO of Emu who became famous on TikTok for his attention-grabbing behavior, was in trouble after contracting bird flu, according to his owner.
CNN had previously reported on Emu, who rose to fame after her owner, Taylor Blake, began posting videos documenting life on her small farm, Knuckle Bump Farms, in South Florida. Emanuel repeatedly pauses Blake’s videos of other animals to click on the camera and Get millions of views being processed.
Blake posted Long discussion on Twitter Saturday, where he described the “great tragedy” caused by a bird flu outbreak on his farm.
He said the wild geese on the farm were transmitting the virus. More than fifty birds, including three birders, died in three days.
Then, on Wednesday, Emmanuel also fell ill, he wrote.
Currently, stable. Her nervous symptoms have subsided, but she doesn’t eat or drink alone. “” I feed him and always give him subcutaneous fluids every two hours.
“He is a fighter and I believe with all my heart that he will make a full recovery.”
Blake said the emu had nerve damage in his right leg and right leg. Blake posted the video of the harness that she and a friend of hers made to help her regain the function of her legs.
Blake writes that Emmanuel and a goose named Rico are now the only birds left on the farm. The facility is also home to cows, deer and pigs among other animals.
“I took the time to process and suffer as much as possible, while also dedicating all my time to animals and their well-being,” she wrote. “It’s hard to suffer when so many lives depend on you.”
Highly pathogenic avian influenza strains have been confirmed in wild birds in 32 states of Florida since January 2022, According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. As of Friday, nearly 50 million chickens had contracted the disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
