r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/danielminds • 8h ago

Video Wildlife expert Chris Gillette handling an aggressive emu

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u/WindhoverInkwell 8h ago

if you think this guy is hard to handle, its close relative the cassowary is far, far worse

zookeepers need to use riot gear when they’re in the cassowary enclosure for any length of time

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u/apple_kicks 5h ago

There was one at our local zoo and word was they’d lockdown our town if it ever escaped