Israeli traffic really went to the birds this weekend. Drivers heading through the central Israeli town of Herzliya, near Tel Aviv, were astonished on Sunday to see an escaped emu running down the main road between cars in the rain. Local authorities say the bird escaped from a private farm. Passerby Iliya Zelser, 27, filmed the bird's run, and said he felt as if he was watching a cartoon, specifically the Road Runner. The 27-year-old told The Associated Press: "I said to myself, in a second, a coyote will appear from behind. This was a really absurd situation." Dorit Basman, the spokeswoman for the town of Herzliya, says authorities caught the emu and safely returned it to its owner.
Emu on the run
Escaped emu turns heads by bolting through traffic in Herzliya • Passerby catches the bird's run on video, says he was reminded of cartoon Road Runner • "I said to myself, in a second, a coyote will appear from behind. This was a really absurd situation."
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