Their cousins may be used to the slightly warmer climes of the Australian outback, but this lucky pair are settling in just fine at their new Cornwall home.
The emu chicks, which have not yet been named, were just two of 16 eggs to survive being born in the second coldest March on record at Screech Owl Sanctuary at St Columb Major near Newquay.
Six of their siblings never hatched after the incubator they were being kept warm in switched-off during a power cut in the middle of the night.
The pair were the only two of the other ten to hatch while being looked after by their father, and survived despite their mum getting jealous and attacking one of the them.
Carolyn Screech, who founded the sanctuary, said keepers even had to pick the shell off the back of one of the chicks after it had become stuck because it was so cold.
She said their survival was like an against-all-the-odds story. "The weather has been against us but they are doing really well," said Carolyn, who added the ordeal hadn't really dented the chicks' spirits.
"They are so comical and have already got quite cheeky. They are just naturally very inquisitive."
Visitors to the sanctuary have been asked to come up with names for the two birds. The two winners will be named adopted parents and receive a year's pass to the sanctuary.
