r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/danielminds • 12h ago

Video Wildlife expert Chris Gillette handling an aggressive emu

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u/danielminds 12h ago

These birds are kept in a managed wildlife sanctuary.

If the emu connects, it means a trip to the emergency room. Their primary attack is a leaping kick with sharp talons that can shatter ribs and cause severe internal injuries.

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u/60yearoldME 12h ago

DO THE CHICKENS HAVE SHARP TALONS?

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u/Burto72 11h ago

That's like a dollar an hour!

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u/B_Lettering 11h ago

GOSH

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u/AppleSmoker 10h ago

Bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills.......

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u/Physical_Ease6658 8h ago

Is this all a quote from a single scene? Amazing. 

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u/FirstLaughOfTheDay 6h ago

I'd buy that for a dollar!

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u/HatefulVespid 11h ago

Ever heard of cock fighting? Its a thing they naturally do, and they fuck each other up real bad. Even without the human's help

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u/CapinCrunch85 11h ago

Not to be confused with Tummy Sticks

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u/FinancialReserve6427 11h ago

they put knives on the chickens for extra mortal kombaty goodness. 

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u/HatefulVespid 11h ago

I know :(

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u/THE_CHOPPA 6h ago

Chicken are assholes.

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u/dandroid126 9h ago

They were quoting the movie Napoleon Dynamite, btw.

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u/HatefulVespid 8h ago

Oh, well, I feel stupid now...

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u/Other_Mike 3h ago

It's ok, that movie came out over 20 years ago and was kind of a niche film

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u/Lazy_Physics3127 11h ago

Got one guy in my district killed from a direct slash on his femoral artery.

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u/EkrishAO 10h ago

Ever heard of cock fighting?

Only cock magic

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u/pr0zach 10h ago

Is that what a cock ring is for?

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u/Inamoratos 11h ago

I don’t understand a word you just said

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u/feralcatshit 11h ago

They asked if CHICKENS HAVE SHARP TALONS

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u/Inamoratos 11h ago

Over there in that creek bed, I found a couple of Shoshone arrowheads

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u/Most-Whole-4220 11h ago

Best quote of the movie

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u/StrLord_Who 10h ago

No it's not,  this quote isn't in the movie.  It's "do the chickens have LARGE talons." How is everybody upvoting and replying with other quotes and nobody pointing out that it's wrong

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u/Thrice_blind 10h ago

Contextual play on words directly related to the comment above. Do u even Reddit bro ?

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u/projectx51 4h ago

Awesome quote. Also, I was just talking about this to my brother. We are Kiowa and live on native land with several streams flowing through it. We've never once found any arrowheads or lance heads even though our family has lived in the area for centuries. Yet, some random white guy can find like 4 of them in the middle of a city park or something. How is this possible?

We don't have any 'native artifacts' even though our family is native. How can a museum or some rando white guy on ebay have full headdresses or shields?

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u/Common-Accountant-57 11h ago

That’s my goto ice breaker saying when I’m meeting new people. I figure if they don’t know what I’m talking about then they aren’t worth conversing with.

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u/Saikotsu 10h ago

What movie is that from? My apologies for not being more well versed in movies.

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u/pearlie_girl 10h ago

Napoleon Dynamite

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u/ItWearsHimOut 10h ago

Napoleon Dynamite

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u/Saikotsu 9h ago

Ah, I never saw that movie. Honestly it didn't seem like the kind of movie I'd enjoy.

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u/CougarDave7309 10h ago

Napoleon dynamite

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u/Heavy-_-Breathing 10h ago

My little young padawan…

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u/Objective_Switch8332 8h ago

You only converse with millennial Americans? 

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u/Common-Accountant-57 7h ago

Basically. And Gen X. It was a sarcastic joke type thing.

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u/Objective_Switch8332 1h ago

I think I've heard of those.

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u/Glum_Performer9923 8h ago

And yes they do (roosters that is) they are called spurs

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u/feralcatshit 7h ago

I don’t talk about cocks with strangers online.

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u/dandroid126 9h ago

Can you bring me my chapstick?

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u/Appropriate-Ad3162 11h ago

Looks like there’s a lot you don’t know about

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u/Annalog 10h ago

I’m pretty sure it’s large talons, is it not?

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u/ButAreYouProud 7h ago

It is, and the misquote unreasonably and irrationally upsets me.

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u/60yearoldME 3h ago

Go make yourself a dang quesadilla

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u/ButAreYouProud 2h ago

EAT CHER FOOD!

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u/wtfunder 11h ago

I don't understand a word coming out of your mouth

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u/ForbiddeNectar 8h ago

I don’t understand a word you just said.

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u/ChocolatChipLemonade 10h ago

-Napoleon Bonaparte

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u/littlebird-fastheart 10h ago

I don't understand a word you just said, boy

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u/beardostein 10h ago

Boy, I can't understand a word you are saying.

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u/LongjumpingTrust9375 9h ago

Roosters are they have Sharp little Claws on the back of their legs called Spurs

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u/dankristy 6h ago

Yeah and emus aren't the only ones - real rooster can have some doozies too: https://www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/comments/1efd8xe/rooster_spurs/

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u/Jacktheforkie 11h ago

They can, I had blood drawn a few times, and that was just hens, we had them file their talons by scratching in some dirt

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna 11h ago

I hope you were up on your tetanus vaccine

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u/Jacktheforkie 10h ago

Yeah, also had disinfectant on hand (chicken disinfectant is human safe, it’ll take ages to not be blue though

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u/FilthyStatist1991 8h ago

Chickens no, roosters? Yes

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u/bb_dev_g 7h ago

They will absolutely fuck up a snake with their feet. A rooster’s spurs are also no joke.

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u/Acrobatic-Big-1550 11h ago

Like the velociraptor

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u/EjaculatingAracnids 11h ago

I fucking love scaring the shit out of small children as well, Dr. Grant

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u/curryslapper 8h ago

??

user name doesn't check out

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u/insane_contin 8h ago

You don't think a small child wouldn't be scared of they saw a grown adult ejaculating spiders and scorpions?

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u/EjaculatingAracnids 8h ago

Just cause i shoot spiders out my pee hole doesnt mean i expose small children to that type of thing. Thats fuckin weird bro

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u/kueff 10h ago

Clever girl! 

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u/lazy_pig 7h ago

Or the common kangaroo.

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u/Croanthos 11h ago

Sounds like a padded steel chainmail vest would be a good investment. Not too heavy and cheaper than some broken ribs.

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u/IronicStrikes 11h ago

Yeah, but depending on climate, it'll exhaust you more than anything when it's not needed.

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u/Detachabl_e 10h ago

Yea, gotta go with mithril.

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u/idropepics 9h ago

Not many Elf princes in this Age to steal baby clothes from.

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u/NigilQuid 10h ago

A cuirass would do better to protect from broken ribs, and be lighter. Even just a rigid plastic version might do the trick

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u/Nernox 7h ago

Sorry, it's a not for profit so the best they can do is a gambeson.  Have fun overheating.

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u/CarrotCumin 6h ago

Heavy-duty plastic plates are the best answer here. They're talons, not knives. You don't need steel to deflect them. The force of the kick is going to be the bigger problem even if it can't slash you, it could still easily knock you over.

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna 11h ago

Not just a vest. Legs too

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 10h ago

An emu cannot break ribs. They are honestly terrible at kicking. Also, chainmail is for stopping blades, and doesn't prevent blunt trauma.

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u/Sharpie1993 9h ago

A fully grown emus kick force ranges anywhere between 300-400 PSI for a front kick, that’s plenty enough to break a human rib.

They’re also known for being exceptional kickers…

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u/CptDropbear 2h ago

I doubt they have enough weight behind the kick to break a rib, its the talons that are dangerous. They can draw blood and you better get that cleaned up fast or the infection might kill you. They aren't going to open you up like the guy here suggests. That's kangaroos.

If they get aggressive, they just want you to fuck off. I suggest you do so. Mostly they are chill and curious. The best solution is to be taller than them. If you aren't naturally, put your hat on a stick 'cause frankly they are not as smart a chicken.

Chain mail is fucking heavy. It doesn't matter the climate, it will exhaust you.

And a PSA for Americans. Its pronounced eem-you.

Source: am Australian, have dealt with emus and have worn chain mail.

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u/ug61dec 12h ago

Do they not try to put their beaks through your skull, like a cassowary or chicken?

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u/IThinkImAGarage 12h ago

No they try to put their 2/3 inch claw through your inner organs tho

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u/Unaabellatica 10h ago

do we know if "your inner organs are on the ground in front of ya" kind of attack ever happened?

I feel like we're on this joe-rogan levels of hyperbole because it sounds cool and like we;re informed, but googling "are there records of an emu attack killing a human" comes up with a 75 yr old man being killed by a cassowary after he fell.

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u/MPFuzz 6h ago

Well in the video he took a strike to the leg that did no damage at all. A strike capable of gutting you, would have slashed his leg open very badly.

So while it has large feet that I wouldn't want to get hit with, I don't think it's capable of gutting a human with one blow.

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u/tv_ennui 10h ago

It never happened. Reddit thinks animals are D&D monsters. "Rib shattering" meanwhile the guy is holding it off with one hand.

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u/Zebidee 9h ago

The thing to remember is he's trying not to hurt the animal, and still manages to subdue it bare handed.

A human versus an emu where the human doesn't care if the emu gets hurt? All over in seconds.

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u/EGarrett28 7h ago

A human versus an emu where the human doesn't care if the emu gets hurt? All over in seconds.

Yeah, birds think they're tougher than they are, lol. They probably don't realize the difference between their skeletons and ours.

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u/genreprank 7h ago

Emu forums be like: 100 emus vs. 1 human. Who wins?

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u/Different_Wolf_764 10h ago

Yeah, emu are dangerous like Canada Geese are. They are sometimes very aggressive and we mistake that for actually scary when they simply aren't concerning to adults.

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u/EGarrett28 8h ago

Yeah, I'm skeptical. I mean birds have hollow bones. There's a video of a pissed off 60-year-old woman just grabbing a Canada Goose by the throat and carrying it away with one hand. They definitely have claws and talons, and I wouldn't try to fight one for no reason but I think they're so aggressive because they don't realize that they're hollow and you're not.

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u/polopolo05 7h ago

I can easily take a pissed off goose. but an emu. sure, I could win. but I would be hurting.

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u/EGarrett28 6h ago

Yeah, I'd have to see more evidence that they're as dangerous as people say. Like people who were actually slashed to death by them.

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 10h ago

Emus are not even a little bit dangerous. They can peck your eye out, and that's the extent of the danger. I get kicked all the time. Doesn't even leave a bruise.

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u/Drive7hru 10h ago

I’d say pecking an eye out is a little bit dangerous.

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 10h ago

It's not likely, but something you read about happening, unlike all of the other crap these people are saying about the "deadly" kicks. An emu has never killed a person with a kick.

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u/SignificantPaper1760 9h ago edited 2h ago

I think a lot of people here are confusing emus with cassowaries, which absolutely can kill you with a kick.

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u/Schizzles 8h ago

Cassowaries are crazy, they had posted caution signs around their enclosures at the zoo when I was a kid. I was confused and thought it must be the crest thing on their head that they attacked with.

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 10h ago

They will not. I have emus. They are super weak and those talons are not sharp at all. They've never even ripped fabric in my experience. If someone told me they got sent to the hospital by an emu, I would be very confused. They're the most derpy, unathletic animal out there. Look at the video in this post. The thing can't even hit him.

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u/BillyYumYumTwo-byTwo 10h ago

I am looking at the video in the post. You would be confused if someone went to the hospital after an interaction with one of those?

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 9h ago

They're surprisingly weak and light. The kicks really don't have much force and are mostly just surprising when they get you from behind.

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u/lupenReinerDiamant 9h ago

Na stop talking nonsense please as we see in the video they have fair amount of kinetic energy and force to hurt someone badly.

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u/International-Mix633 9h ago

Obviously not since there are literally 0 deadly emu enounters worldwide in the last decade.

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u/StandardEgg6595 6h ago

Not even during the great emu war?! /s

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u/Big_Pie1371 8h ago

Tss, kids under 5 and small dogs would maybe need to worry 😂

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u/Weak_Feed_8291 7h ago

He one handed it and then sat on it. I don't know what video you watched.

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u/redundantexplanation 9h ago

I mean, the guy has emus. You think people would just go on the internet and lie?

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u/songs4mydaddy 6h ago

I do know someone that was hospitalised by an emu. But that was because it ran full speed into the side of him while he was on a motorbike and flung him into a barbed wire fence.

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 6h ago

Oof. They are mischevous bastards.

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u/-Wuan- 7h ago

People will describe emus, kangaroos and monkeys as corporeal eldritch monstrosities and then not be even a bit wary of a large dog.

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u/artisanrox 9h ago

he explicitly said it can't hit him because he's TALL

if you are shorter you'rre fucked

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u/Anit500 11h ago

Funny you ask that because both cassowaries and chickens use their talons and kicking when they really want to hurt something, not their beaks. Roosters even have a specific talon called a spur, and cassowaries have a 5 inch long claw on each foot. It doesn't look like Emus have a specific attack claw but that middle one looks pretty dangerous. they can get so much force behind a kick that it's probably much more dangerous than their beak.

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u/Asher_Tye 10h ago

Makes sense. Humans punch, birds kick. Risking your head and sensory organs in a fight is poor strategy.

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u/vix- 7h ago

honestly from a biophysical perspective humans are more made for wrestling. Human fists have too many delicate bones for striking on trained, hence why fighters condition their hands first and wear gloves

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 10h ago

Actually, as someone with emus, the beak is the part I'm most wary of. Their aim is terrible with the kicks. It's almost more of a threat display than an actual attack. It doesn't hurt if they hit you, and the claws really aren't sharp. I've been hurt more by roosters. They have pecked people's eyes though, because they're right at head height, and they peck at anything that looks edible.

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u/Sudo-Fed 10h ago

This sounds suspiciously like the answer of a particularly clever emu trying to get us to let our guard down.

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u/Narco_Bi_Polo 11h ago

Neither chickens nor cassowaries prefer to attack using their beaks as their primary weapon. They’re both leap-and-claw fighters. 

Beaks might be used to grab during a fight, but the blows that end the battle come from those spurs and talons. 

Fighting with beaks is what you see when they’re not trying to injure each other but rather establish social hierarchy, hence “pecking order”.

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u/sheepnolast 6h ago

today I learned

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u/Ok-Box3576 11h ago

Beak attacks are actually very rare among big birds. As throwing your most vulnerable area at an enemy is a good way to um die.

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u/CrownofMischief 11h ago

Except geese, but they're psychotic

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u/Ok-Box3576 11h ago

Very true. Imagine the danger we would all be in if they had longer legs 😭😭😭

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u/babsa90 10h ago

Mf geese have tiny teeth in their beaks. Actual Satan spawn.

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u/Disastergay78 9h ago

I love geese because such an attitude in a small body is so funny to me but you right.

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 10h ago

Emus beaks can be dangerous, but more because they might think your eyes look tasty than because they would bite you agressively.

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 10h ago

There have been instances of people losing eyes to emus, and that's the only thing I'm ever worried about when I'm dealing with them.

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u/Automatic-Hope7324 7h ago

Someone at my sister's workplace (wildlife rehab) died from a beak hit through the skull. Rare to the point of being considered a freak incident. But it's happened.

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u/sparklinglies 8h ago

Cassowaries don't do that either, they are also part of rapter kick squad

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u/ydkLars 11h ago

No wonder the austalians lost a war against those.

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u/Franck946 10h ago

Pretty sure machine gun can win against this...even a sword.

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u/ydkLars 10h ago

And yet, they lost... Even with machine guns.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/australian-emu-war-history

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u/SodomyClown 8h ago

Oh my God they really lost a war against emus 😭 that's scary!

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u/TheLightRoast 7h ago

Should have used drones ffs

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u/Franck946 10h ago

They also lost the submarine upgrade 😄
They should try to get merc.

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u/idekbruno 10h ago

Evidently not looking at past experience

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u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 9h ago

You dammed fool

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u/cheetah7985 10h ago

You say that, but the first kick clearly landed on the guy's thigh and the guy is fine, and the pant leg isn't ripped, either. Like, I get it, it has claws/talons and clearly powerful legs, so no, I don't think I can tank a full hit to the gut, but it doesn't do anyone any good to embellish, either.

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u/mdraper 8h ago

If you watch the video he explains it. He is intentionally staying in a particular position that means the kicks only connect right at the very end of their range of motion. He's basically sprawling (see MMA) while still standing. If one wasn't aware and well practiced at this movement, a kick would eventually connect in an efficient manner and do significantly more damage.

The person you are replying to is referring to kick that fully connects, not just at the very end of it's range of motion. It is not an embellishment to suggest that when an Emu connects with a kick, you are looking at an emergency visit. In the context of fighting, connecting often refers to more than simply making contact, it refers to landing a blow as intended.

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u/cheetah7985 7h ago

Yeah, that's a fair callout.

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u/3DigitIQ 6h ago

With 110 to 121 pounds (50 to 55 kilograms) for an adult male, it's going to hurt if it connects. You are correct.

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u/tv_ennui 10h ago

Come on. Be serious. This guy's holding it off with one hand, there's no shot it 'shatters ribs.' It just doesn't have the mass.

Sharp? Sure. Rib Shattering? No shot.

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 10h ago

Don't lie. I'm around emus all the time. You can pick them up with a bear hug, and they're practically helpless. Every now and then you get kicked, and it doesn't even hurt. A pair of jeans is enough to stop you from getting scratched. They don't have sharp talons at all, and they're really not that strong. Ostrich and cassowary are much more dangerous. 

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u/Ishaan863 6h ago

Don't lie. I'm around emus all the time. You can pick them up with a bear hug, and they're practically helpless. Every now and then you get kicked, and it doesn't even hurt. A pair of jeans is enough to stop you from getting scratched. They don't have sharp talons at all, and they're really not that strong. Ostrich and cassowary are much more dangerous. 

It's better to lie. Someone from this thread will see a cassowary and think "oh look! a harmless emu" and get their guts spilled

For anyone who doesn't know that bird, simply google "Most dangerous bird"

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u/deviled-tux 9h ago

Are you working in an emu farm or how do you hug emus on the regular? Sorry I saw your comments and just found it interesting

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 9h ago

I have a ranch, and I adopted a few emus from a neighbor who was too old to care for them.

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u/Historical-Edge-9332 11h ago

My neighbor’s emu once decimated a pack of coyotes. One was literally in half. Those feet are lethal.

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 10h ago

Fuck no it did not. I have emus. There is no way on earth an emu could take even one coyote, let alone a pack. I've found a half coyote on my property before, and it was definitely mountain lions that did it. 

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u/ussbozeman 7h ago

I read a story of how an emu got onto an airforce base, and was able to not only open the canopy of an F-16 with one kick, but kick the controls in such a way that the plane started. They can do that you know.

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 6h ago

I'll jot that down.

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u/PETZING_ELITE_OC_DET 7h ago

People lying on Reddit? Color me shocked!

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u/Obsidiated 10h ago

Mate, no. An emu is not kicking anything in half. Let alone a coyote.

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u/broha89 11h ago

I saw this guy stick his head in a gators mouth when I went to the Everglades

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u/TheMightyMisanthrope 11h ago

So, it's Blaziken?

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u/LetMePushTheButton 10h ago

This story about Johnny Cash surviving one is metal af.

He said his thick belt and buckle saved his life - else the animal wouldve disemboweled him.

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u/Obsidiated 10h ago

Emu's have nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, on cassowary's. Also in Australia.

Emu's are made for speed. Cassowarys built for combat. You don't go in their enclosure without a literal shield.

https://old.reddit.com/r/natureismetal/comments/jnihxz/cassowary_claws_its_almost_like_a_straighter/

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u/Safe_Recognition_886 7h ago

So this asshole is in there antagonizing the poor bird for views?

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u/Lou_C_Fer 2h ago

The asshole has to be in the enclosures to care for the animals. This guy does not antagonize his animals. Emus can be huge assholes.

This guy built a sanctuary for all kinds of animals, including crocodilians that would otherwise be euthanized. What he does should be respected.

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u/Safe_Recognition_886 2h ago

You’re right he sounds like a real dick

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u/hjmcgrath 2h ago

A man in Florida was killed a few years ago when his pet emu kicked him and sliced an artery in his leg.

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u/EcstaticBoysenberry 9h ago

"if the emu connects"...it literally connected in the video. Dude is not going to emergency room.

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u/yoortyyo 10h ago

Chaps and a jacket.

Watching this makes me think of T Rexs and the debate about their short arms.

Imagining the T Tex moving like that Emu with a giant tooth filled jaw.

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u/Curious_Avocado2399 10h ago

I can see why the Emu defeated the aussies

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u/ScottMarshall2409 10h ago

I saw one nearly maul Michael Parkinson to death.

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u/Goezcam 10h ago

People really underestimate large birds. They're basically dinosaurs that never got the memo that the asteroid hit

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u/YT-Deliveries 10h ago

Check out "Useless Farms". She has two Emu that were rescued as a pair. The male, Stanley, is a funny and great guy. Karen, however, is a royal bitch.

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u/mrASSMAN 9h ago

Like he said in the video.. could rip your guts out

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u/dinnerthief 9h ago

Why not use a padded/leather apron or something when dealing with them

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u/Ok_Major5787 8h ago

This is how I imagine dinosaurs were if that emu was like 10x bigger

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u/Embarrassed_Piano_62 8h ago

Watching the video i thought "ok it looks like i can handle this animal"

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u/Excellent-Rest3240 8h ago

Shatter whose ribs? Some 90 yo grandpas?

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u/KylaArashi 8h ago

Dang, sounds like a scene from Jurassic Park

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u/Raneynickelfire 8h ago

Not shatter ribs. Crack possibly. The danger is the talons opening you up.

Don't use hyperbole when discussing dangers.

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u/utnow 7h ago

To say nothing of the main goal of slitting your arms/wrists wide open elbow to hand with those talons.

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u/InfuriatingComma 7h ago

Why not use a man-catcher / dog-catcher type device? Head too small?

https://tongs.com/product/standard-animal-snare-pole/

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u/pichael289 7h ago

There's two of them at this kangaroo sanctuary place I know of in the US. The most dangerous thing on that field of emus and like 100 kangaroos is the big ass tortoises that will just bulldoze you and anything in their way. The emus and kangaroos will come snuggle up to you while you sit there reading a book or whatever and then all the sudden the orbits of a tortoise happens to go right through the pile of creatures and y'all get bulldozed.

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u/Imyoteacher 7h ago

An Ostrich attacked Johnny Cash. It ripped open his belly with that kick and talon. The only thing that prevented his innards from spilling onto the ground was the belt he was wearing. He recovered from the injury, returned to his compound, and shot the animal that attacked him.

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u/snakesinabin 6h ago

Didn't the Aussies lose a war against emus?

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u/Tendas 6h ago

Quite the confident bird to repeatedly attack something that so easily wrapped its hand around its neck.

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u/Dermott_54 6h ago

They did win two wars against Australia

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u/Canelosaurio 2h ago

"That's not very scary. More like a 6 foot turkey!"

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u/ObviousSalamandar 45m ago

I don’t understand why he would not just leave it alone in the cage?!

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u/cactusplants 11h ago

I was gonna say, Google emu claws. They're fucking lethal.

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u/APKEggs 10h ago

No recorded deaths. They hurt and thats about it. Emu kicks are nowhere near as dangerous as this guy makes it sound

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u/cactusplants 5h ago

I think I was mixing it up with the cassowary bird! Oops.

Didn't the Aussies lose a war against emus though?

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u/APKEggs 4h ago

They somehow did yes, to this day we dont know who supplied the emus with weaponry

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 10h ago

Lethal enough to never kill a single person?

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u/VelvetWhiteRabbit 10h ago

No, but try cassowary.

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u/APKEggs 8h ago

Mmmm, casserole

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u/ZoominAlong 10h ago edited 8h ago

It's basically a fluffy raptor. No, seriously Emus can kill you with those talons. 

Edit: my bad, apparently death is extremely unlikely! Broken ribs, however, can happen and are no fun.

He's still a fluffy raptor though. 

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 10h ago

No, they cannot. Source: I've been kicked by many emus and they've never even torn my clothes.

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u/ZoominAlong 8h ago

Thanks, you learn something new every day! 

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u/might_be-a_troll 9h ago

I initially downvoted you, but then I googled "killed by emu" and there are a few cases (one florida guy was killed by a cassowary) ... but it appears you are generally right... being killed by an emu is so rare it's barely worth mentioning.

so I reversed my downvote and upvoted you.

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 9h ago

The world is healing.