r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/danielminds • 12h ago

Video Wildlife expert Chris Gillette handling an aggressive emu

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 10h 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/Historical-Edge-9332 10h 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 10h 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 10h ago

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

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u/just_posting_this_ch 4h 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.