VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- A man in Virginia Beach picked up an unusual
jogging partner when an emu began following him.
Animal shelter supervisor Wayne Gilbert says Virginia Beach
residents contacted the city after the emu showed up Thursday
alongside the jogger in the Highgate Green neighborhood.
It turns out that the bird had merely drifted away from its home.
Emus are legal to own in the area. Gilbert tells news media outlets
that animal control officers located the bird, which was returned
to its owner.