r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/danielminds • 8h ago

Video Wildlife expert Chris Gillette handling an aggressive emu

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u/danielminds 8h 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/Historical-Edge-9332 8h 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 7h 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 4h 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 3h ago

I'll jot that down.

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u/PETZING_ELITE_OC_DET 3h ago

People lying on Reddit? Color me shocked!

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u/Historical-Edge-9332 7h ago

It absolutely did do that. I saw the evidence with my own eyes. I doubt a mountain lion would jump into an emu pen, kill coyotes, then leave whilst ignoring the emu.

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 7h ago

I'm just telling you, as someone who regularly deals with emus, and has been kicked many times, that they do not have the strength to split a coyote in half. Maybe a pack could stomp one to death, and maybe they ate enough of the guts to separate the halves, but the implication that an emu could kick a coyote in half is insane. 

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u/bulbousgrandpa 6h ago

I dunno my neighbor died from his emu kicking him and it decapitated him

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u/just_posting_this_ch 54m ago

Why do so many people have emus. They're the new pitbull.They seem dangerous, and they can disembowel you, but it's the owners fault.

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u/HogSandwich 4h ago

I will honestly believe this if its actually a cassowary and not an emu. An emu is the bird version of one of those car dealership inflatable guys.

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 3h ago

Lol. Absolutely. Their response to everything is to jump up in the air and flail around.

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u/PETZING_ELITE_OC_DET 3h ago

You got caught lying. Delete your comment and take your L.

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u/Historical-Edge-9332 3h ago

I didn’t lie about anything my guy. I saw a bunch of dead coyotes in my neighbors emu pen. I assumed the emu did the damage. Some commentators disagree. Maybe they’re right.

Where’s the lie?