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Two emus banned from the Yaraka Hotel in south-west Queensland.

A pile of wet emu poo splattered across the cement.

A sign banning emus at the Yaraka Hotel in western Queensland.

Leanne Byrne with Kevin and Carol the emus back when they were freshly hatched chicks. 

Photos of the skittish baby emus are hard to come by, but they are welcome additions to the town of Yaraka.

Kevin and Carol the Yaraka emus now feature on a range of tourism merchandise including T-shirts

"They're not my pets. They just tended to stay, and everyone looked after them type thing. They're still wild animals."
Emus wander around outside the Yaraka Hotel, western Queensland.

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