Police are searching for an emu that has gone missing in Oxfordshire.
The large animal went on the run from the Wheatley area in the south of the county, Thames Valley Police said.
Today one of the force's official Twitter accounts issued a public call for help in tracing the flightless bird.
"EMU Missing from the Wheatley Area, any sightings please call 101 #RodHull PCSO Dollery," @tvpsouthandvale posted.
No further details were immediately available.
The emu's disappearances comes after a spate of incidents in London involving runaway animals including snakes and a peacock.
Last week it emerged warm and humid weather was behind a surge in sightings of legless reptiles on the capital's streets.
The RSPCA said the snakes could "become active" amid the summer heat, meaning any that had recently escaped or been abandoned would be more likely to come out in the open.
In July, the locally infamous "Camden Peacock" was finally snared at a pre-school after more than a year on the run.
The "fugitive" animal had been described by one resident as "bold" and "aggressive", with police joining the hunt and making at least one failed attempt to capture it.
