Not just a German Easter tradition: Aborigines were decorating emu eggs 150 years ago

Colouring hens' eggs is a typical Christian custom at Easter time. But other cultures also decorate eggs. Here in Australia, the Aborigines were already decorating emu eggs over 150 years ago, which are much more impressive than a conventional hen's egg. However, the flightless emus are also extraordinary animals for other reasons.

Emus werden für ihr Fleisch gezüchtet, aber die Laufvögel sind in freier Laufbahn vom Aussterben bedroht. Source: Supplied / Barbara Barkhausen