ByZoe Sottile, CNN

Published 1:37 PM EDT, Sun October 16, 2022

TikTok’s favorite emu Emmanuel is unable to eat or drink on his own after contracting the avian flu.From @hiitaylorblake/TwitterCNN—

Emmanuel, the emu who won viral fame on TikTok for his attention-grabbing behavior, is in dire condition after contracting the avian influenza, according to his owner.

CNN previously reported on the emu, who rose to fame after his owner, Taylor Blake, began posting videos documenting life on her small farm, Knuckle Bump Farms, in south Florida. Emmanuel repeatedly interrupted Blake’s videos of other animals to peck at the camera andgarnered millions of viewsin the process.

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Blake posteda lengthy Twitter threadSaturday, in which she described the “massive tragedy” caused by an avian flu outbreak at her farm.

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Wild geese flying onto the farm transmitted the virus, she said. More…