Adam the emu is battered to death by giant hail during storm at Missouri zoo

NewsWorldAmericasAdam the emu is battered to death by giant hail during storm at Missouri zooThe violent hailstorm was the worst in Springfield’s historyJulia Musto in New York Thursday 30 April 2026 21:00 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968273","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/emu-adam-hail-missouri-zoo-storm-b2968273.html","title":"Adam the emu is battered to death by giant hail during storm at Missouri zoo"}}CloseFlorida deputy handcuffs runaway emuThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A 21-year-old emu named Adam was killed at a Missouri zoo after sustaining head trauma from softball-si...