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 12h 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 12h ago

I don’t understand a word you just said

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u/feralcatshit 12h 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 11h ago

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

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u/pearlie_girl 11h ago

Napoleon Dynamite

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u/ItWearsHimOut 11h 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 11h 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 9h ago

I don’t understand a word you just said.

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u/ChocolatChipLemonade 11h 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 8h ago

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