<br /> <p>Amanda Stephens captured the moment authorities tried to capture an emu that was blocking traffic on Highway 35 in Rainsville, DeKalb County, Alabama, on May 19.</p><p>Stephens took the video from inside an electric co-op, where she works. “Don’t know where it came from. Everybody was trying to catch it. What was I doing? I was laughing,” she told WAFF-48 News</a>. Officials can be seen trying to lasso the emu in the video.</p><br /><p>The bird was able to evade capture and its whereabouts are unknown. Emus are native to Australia and are the world’s second-largest bird below the ostrich. Credit: Amanda Stephens via Storyful</p><br />
