An emu left West Lothian locals a little surprised this week after it was spotted bin raiding at a nearby bus stop.
The huge animal had been caught standing at the shelter in Livingston as it rummaged through the rubbish in hope of finding a snack.
A slightly unusual sight, an image of the bird, who is believed to be called Shirley, quickly went viral as residents couldn't quite believe their eyes.
Thought to have escaped from a local animal shelter, the Record reports that after breaking free for its festive day trip out, the emu was eventually returned.
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Initially shared on twitter by @Smallgingergirl, the picture was captioned 'Living in Livingston you get used to seeing some strange things, an ostrich raiding the bin, however, is a new one.'
She later added: “It belongs to a local cattery and is apparently called Shirley.”
The tweet has over 2k likes since being posted yesterday with users left in stitches.
Gavin Hamilton replied: “Sorry - that’s just off the scale for ‘strange things’ what is going on?”
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Davy Catchalot said: “Times are hard for Emus these days.”
Bob M said: “It must’ve been fed up waiting for the bus!”
Scrumpy Girl tweeted: “I thought you were joking until I zoomed in. Where the hell did it come from?”
Jambo Tree tweeted: “I think Shirley belongs to Hope Scotland, next to the cattery. Hope she’s okay.”
JEC replied: “This is both bizarre and hilarious, just when I thought life couldn’t get any more weird.”
The SSPCA said: “We were called about this emu yesterday but understand the owner managed to get to it before we attended.”
