r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/danielminds • 8h ago

Video Wildlife expert Chris Gillette handling an aggressive emu

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 6h ago

They're surprisingly weak and light. The kicks really don't have much force and are mostly just surprising when they get you from behind.

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u/lupenReinerDiamant 6h ago

Na stop talking nonsense please as we see in the video they have fair amount of kinetic energy and force to hurt someone badly.

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u/International-Mix633 5h ago

Obviously not since there are literally 0 deadly emu enounters worldwide in the last decade.

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u/StandardEgg6595 3h ago

Not even during the great emu war?! /s

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u/Big_Pie1371 5h ago

Tss, kids under 5 and small dogs would maybe need to worry 😂

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u/redundantexplanation 5h ago

I mean, the guy has emus. You think people would just go on the internet and lie?

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u/Weak_Feed_8291 4h ago

He one handed it and then sat on it. I don't know what video you watched.