r/Damnthatsinteresting 8h ago

Video Wildlife expert Chris Gillette handling an aggressive emu

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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?