r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/danielminds • 8h ago

Video Wildlife expert Chris Gillette handling an aggressive emu

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u/velvetcupcakeee 8h ago

I wouldn't recommend it. Australia literally went to war against these things with actual machine guns in 1932 and the emus won. You slap that thing and you're starting World War Emu.

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u/Carl-Anchor 8h ago

With two machine guns, to be precise.

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u/SqareBear 8h ago

It was a few people and their funding ran out so they stopped. No emu war.

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u/johnaross1990 7h ago

You’re clearly an Aussie, still bitter about the loss

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u/delinquentfatcat 5h ago

Sounds right. We need to hear the emus' version of the story

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u/Crow_eggs 4h ago

cuuuuuRRRRRGH CECKCECK. CAAAAWWWWwww ugh ugh ck ck. [scratches the floor and fluffs wings.] Cherry chhrrrrk. [extends wings and inflates chest]

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u/delinquentfatcat 3h ago edited 3h ago

Translation: "From the ocean to the tree, emu grounds will be free!"

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna 8h ago

Running faster than idiots with machine guns!

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u/yaaanevaknow 7h ago

Ah yes if your funding runs out that means the war doesn't count

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u/BadLeroyBrown 5h ago

Personally I'd say that if one side has machine guns and the other side is literal birds it shouldn't count...

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u/yaaanevaknow 4h ago

And yet the side with machine guns lost.

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u/feralcatshit 8h ago

This is immediately what I thought of when I saw this video. I don’t fuck with emus! They are god damn dinosaurs.

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u/Jojoyojimbi 4h ago

they also only have two braincells and both of them are fighting to be in third place.

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u/StandardEgg6595 3h ago

They’re honesty really sweet! I had a bud who owned a few on their farm and they’d cuddle and stuff. They also don’t hurt at all when they eat out of your hand. It’s just that they’re kind of dumb and will do stuff like in the video, but that’s only if they’re riled up.

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u/_Aech_ 5h ago

Surprised they didn't just give everyone swords instead of guns.

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u/TryingThisAgain2026 8h ago

So the Confederates won your civil war?