 More on the drawing in IRG. Here is the Kangaroo Island emu, after Lesueur. This remarkable woolly bird was smaller than the mainland emus. It became extinct not long after European settlement in South Australia, due to foxes, habitat loss and "sport". This creature now only survives as an image so I thought he was appropriate for the Imaging group.  Detail of the Kangaroo Island emu, from the whiteboard in Bride Level 2, Image Resources Group
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AuthorDominique Dunstan is a reference librarian and artist. She works at the State Library of Victoria and has recently completed the Jane Nicholas Staff Fellowship. Archives
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