Bindi Irwin responds to request for help from owner of TikTok famous emu Emmanuel amid bird flu row
msn.comBindi Irwin has responded to a plea from the owner of TikTok famous emu Emmanuel Todd Lopez after the bird contracted avian flu.
Taylor Blake, who runs Knuckle Bump Farms in South Florida, revealed on Twitter this week that all but two of the farm’s birds had died after contracting the deadly avian flu, which she suggested may have been spread by wild Egyptian geese.
In the emotional Twitter thread, Blake then informed her followers that Emmanuel, who gained social media fame through his cameos on the farm’s TikTok account, had fallen sick with the contagious bird flu.
In subsequent posts showing her closely cuddling the sickly bird, which sparked concern from virologists, Blake said that Emmanuel was stable, but revealed that she was seeking help from avian experts regarding his continued care.
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