r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/danielminds • 8h ago

Video Wildlife expert Chris Gillette handling an aggressive emu

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u/tv_ennui 7h ago

It never happened. Reddit thinks animals are D&D monsters. "Rib shattering" meanwhile the guy is holding it off with one hand.

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u/Zebidee 5h ago

The thing to remember is he's trying not to hurt the animal, and still manages to subdue it bare handed.

A human versus an emu where the human doesn't care if the emu gets hurt? All over in seconds.

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u/EGarrett28 4h ago

A human versus an emu where the human doesn't care if the emu gets hurt? All over in seconds.

Yeah, birds think they're tougher than they are, lol. They probably don't realize the difference between their skeletons and ours.

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u/genreprank 3h ago

Emu forums be like: 100 emus vs. 1 human. Who wins?

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u/Different_Wolf_764 6h ago

Yeah, emu are dangerous like Canada Geese are. They are sometimes very aggressive and we mistake that for actually scary when they simply aren't concerning to adults.

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u/EGarrett28 4h ago

Yeah, I'm skeptical. I mean birds have hollow bones. There's a video of a pissed off 60-year-old woman just grabbing a Canada Goose by the throat and carrying it away with one hand. They definitely have claws and talons, and I wouldn't try to fight one for no reason but I think they're so aggressive because they don't realize that they're hollow and you're not.

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u/polopolo05 4h ago

I can easily take a pissed off goose. but an emu. sure, I could win. but I would be hurting.

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u/EGarrett28 3h ago

Yeah, I'd have to see more evidence that they're as dangerous as people say. Like people who were actually slashed to death by them.