Startled Cat is not Emu'sed
I too would be surprised if I saw a large bird in the kitchen
So imagine… there you are, cleaning your paws and then, out of the corner of your eye you spot an emu. You’re gonna jump, right?
Given the bloodless interaction captured and embedded below, looks like these two are probably well-acquainted with each other, although I couldn’t quite figure out the original poster on this one or what their story was. But, with some searching, I did find that cats and emus can co-exist. There are a few YouTube videos out there of this unlikely pairing working out well. One New Zeland writer even found a cat acting as foster mom to an emu chick at an animal sancturary.
It's a kitten-cat playing peek-emu!
Oh my that was funny. Now imagine the cat is a small grey tabby and the emu is a large black cat and you will know the relationship between my sister's cat Kai and my Cosmo. Kai will be standing somewhere thinking "how will I get treats when it isn't time for treats?" Cosmo comes along checking things out and stops by Kai. She is startled that he is near her so she jumps around and hisses at him and then runs off. They have lived with each other for over a decade and yet Kai still seems surprised when he shows up. Like "who the hell are you and what are you doing in my house?!?". Animals, sometimes you just gotta laugh. Thanks, Martini for the laugh.