Consider the emu, a different big bird that lived alongside the thunderbirds.

鸸鹋是与雷鸟一起生活的另一种大型鸟类。

So, the ostrich is bigger than the emu.

鸵鸟比鸸鹋大。

An emu is a large bird that cannot fly.

鸸鶓是一种不会飞的鸟。

The emu is not even the biggest bird in the world.

鸸鹋甚至都不是世界上最大的鸟。

And while the thunderbirds went extinct, the emu survived.

虽然雷鸟灭绝了，但鸸鹋却活了下来。

And even if the emu wasn't, it's not like it could fly away.

就算鸸鹋不是真的，它也不像能飞走的样子。

They placed both a stuffed animal kangaroo and an emu by their front door.

他们在门前摆放了一只毛绒袋鼠和一只毛绒鸸鶓。

And drivers in a normally tranquil Israeli coastal town encountered an unlikely traiffic snarl, an emu on the run.

安静的以色列海滨城镇，驾驶员突然遇见了一个正在逃窜的鸸鹋。

An emu, in contrast, it will grow to full body size in 14 months and is breeding shortly after that.

相比之下，鸸鹋在14个月内就会长到成年体型，此后不久就开始繁殖生育。

This theory is backed up by another bird tale. Consider the emu, a different big bird that lived alongside the thunderbirds.

这一理论得到了另一种鸟类传言的支持。想想鸸鹋，另一种与雷鸟生活在一起的大鸟。