Taylor Blake and Emmanuel, in their first joint interview, say the emu who went viral for disrupting TikTok videos is "adapting to this new life of fame."
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Now, Blake hopes to leverage Emmanuel’s social media stardom to sell merchandise with his face on it to benefit Knuckle Bump. She has long-term ambitions, too — perhaps even a television series featuring the giant bird, she says. While wild emus tend to live five to 10 years, Blake says, in captivity, they can live 20. Some emus have even been known to live to 60. Emmanuel is “in great health,” Blake says. “There’s a bright future for Knuckle Bump Farms and for Emmanuel and for all the other animals, and I could see this going really, really far,” Blake adds. “I am just super stoked to be along for the ride.”