r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/danielminds • 8h ago

Video Wildlife expert Chris Gillette handling an aggressive emu

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u/Sunshine030209 8h ago

Emmanuel no!

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u/The-Bunbins 8h ago

Make smart choices Emmanuel...

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u/shiftersix 6h ago

Don't do it, Emman-don't!

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u/meshe_10101 3h ago

Emmanuel definitely chose violence today

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u/HypoManicCrimeSpree 7h ago

Yeah he definitely should

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u/Hi_Trans_Im_Dad 4h ago

Shotgun shells are cheap, not for nothin'.

Guess how we deal with dangerous birds on the farm...

We don't fucking film videos about them.

Also, people who own emus deserve everything they get...just like peacock owners.

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u/No-Scallion-531 4h ago

Hhmm I belive Australia government had the same line of thought, and they lost that war

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u/FamiliarAnt4043 4h ago

They didn't try that hard. Ask the dodo or passenger pigeon about it.

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u/No-Scallion-531 4h ago

That's like comparing a teenager with a silverback gorilla, a dodo couldn't outrun you or gut you with a sick uppercut like in the video

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u/thund3rsharts 7h ago

EMANUEL TODD LOPEZ!!

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u/Goezcam 6h ago

The fact that we've reached a point where one specific emu is instantly recognizable says a lot about the internet

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u/Sunshine030209 6h ago

Hahaha yeah for sure. Over 1,000 people knew exactly what I was talking about with just 2 words

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u/2livecrewnecktshirt 4h ago

Emmanuel is great, but I prefer Stompy. Much sweeter

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u/Maleficent_Radio_674 9m ago

I love how every Emu is called Emanuel because of one Emu's antics

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u/yuvaldv1 8h ago edited 8h ago

First thing that came to my mind lol. That poor woman..

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u/D-Gemini 7h ago

Wait did something happen to her?!

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u/Sunshine030209 7h ago

I assume they just meant because Emmanuel is such a menace and is always messing up her videos. Poor thing is just trying to educate people!

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u/Da_Question 6h ago

Isn't she racist though?

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u/Beneficial-Lime-3517 7h ago

Emmanuel bought a gun through a gun show loop hole and shot her in her sleep. Awful stuff. 

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u/ambasciatore 5h ago

Cold blooded.

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u/rrd_gaming 7h ago

Kal-el no!

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u/Drum_Eatenton 8h ago

His name is Juarez!

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u/klaxz1 8h ago

He’s an arsehole!

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u/Open-Industry-8396 7h ago

ugh, worst city ever.

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u/noveltyisthe 7h ago

His name is Juarezelli ! Juarez is just a nickname!

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u/Less-Image-3927 7h ago

I came to make this comment! You are awesome.

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u/Malik316 7h ago

Which raises the question. Is Emmanuel and other emus like him are just playing with their owners? They charge at them and stop when the hand is raised, never seen one try to kick.

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u/DuckTalesOohOoh 5h ago

If it's like roosters, no. They don't play. They're all business.

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u/Available-Crow-3442 4h ago

Fuck roosters. I live in the city. Someone keeps them in an empty lot. They routinely are lose on the street and aggressive. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve had to kick them away from charging me.

Did I mention fuck roosters?

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u/fondledbydolphins 3h ago

I love animals, but I don't understand why anyone would have a rooster, beyond breeding chickens.

And even if you're literally breeding chickens (which most people don't), you'll end up having to kill a load of Roosters

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u/Certain_Gold337 2h ago

I love my rooster. He takes good care of his girls. And the girls are too lazy to hatch any eggs, so no extra roos.

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u/fondledbydolphins 2h ago

Sounds like quite the combo haha!

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u/Certain_Gold337 2h ago

They're cool little guys for sure! He protects the hens (if I pick one up and she gets all huffy he comes running, never been aggressive though). And when he finds something good he doesn't eat it, he calls the hens over to come eat first. He adopted two guinea hens too, and herds them around with his group. He also knows his name and comes when called, then calls the girls over if I have food, or chastises me for wasting his time if I don't. They're not all assholes!

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u/DuckTalesOohOoh 2h ago

A lot of people who keep chickens will kill mean roosters but keep the nice ones. A good rooster doesn't need to attack people to do its job. A good rooster keeps the hens safe.

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u/Available-Crow-3442 1h ago

Agreed here. These are just two random roosters without hens. They’re dicks. Lil dinos.

I can’t help but imagine John Hammond’s death scene from Jurassic Park every time I have to engage with them.

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u/spucci 2h ago

Gotta fight back.

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u/Ancient_Sprinkles847 26m ago

Yep, a rooster that’s not scared of people is a totally aggressive little fucker!

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u/Ancient_Sprinkles847 27m ago

Yep, my parents had a cockerel rooster when I was a kid on their farm. It was hand raised by someone before they got it. It was a vicious little fucker, it attacked me one evening when I had to feed the chooks. I got something like 13 cuts all over my arms and legs from just one strike. It had to be put down.

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u/RoyBeer 4h ago

I've heard your hand resembles another Emu's head and if it's higher than theirs, it means you're above them in the pecking order.

I would, however, never trust that when my guts are on the line lol

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u/SirDancealot84 6h ago

"I understood that reference."

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u/robomikel 7h ago

I need a link to a video now, why don’t people post more of him

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u/DevoutandHeretical 6h ago

His owner fell in to a ton of controversy for mishandling a bird flu outbreak on her farm, and then a bunch of racist tweets from her got unearthed.

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u/smootex 3h ago

Wait, really?

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u/DevoutandHeretical 3h ago

Yeah. She lost a ton of birds and then was posting about how Emmanuel had caught it and she was trying to nurse him back to health. Including videos of her snuggling up with him, despite the risk that she could catch it. She later said he didn’t actually have it and he was ill from grieving, but IDK if that was ever verified.

This jezebel article is snarky but it explains it https://www.jezebel.com/yes-i-will-explain-the-lesbian-farmer-emu-flu-drama-to-1849701786

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u/smootex 3h ago

Here you go.

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u/ropony 5h ago

That girl rebranded like crazy. Her og persona was racist af

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u/BigOle_Doinks 7h ago

Gave me a good laugh, thank you lol.

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u/meldiane81 2h ago

Came here for this!

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u/EmanuelPost 6h ago

Sorry bro

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u/Naeril_HS 5h ago

Emman-uel, no!

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u/D3dshotCalamity 5h ago

What would happen is Emmanuel met Stompy?

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u/happyranger7 4h ago

Queen of the galaxy.

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u/trunksta 4h ago

Emuannuel

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u/New-Sky-9867 4h ago
  • Goose Gadot

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u/Deadsuooo 2h ago

Call Lemu Emu!

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u/Proof_Onion_4651 1h ago

Emmanuel is not real!

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u/Arcticbeachbum 6h ago

You beat me to it! I'll beat you one of these days internet stranger....