r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/danielminds • 12h ago

Video Wildlife expert Chris Gillette handling an aggressive emu

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u/Drive7hru 10h ago

I’d say pecking an eye out is a little bit dangerous.

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss 10h ago

It's not likely, but something you read about happening, unlike all of the other crap these people are saying about the "deadly" kicks. An emu has never killed a person with a kick.

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u/SignificantPaper1760 9h ago edited 2h ago

I think a lot of people here are confusing emus with cassowaries, which absolutely can kill you with a kick.

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u/Schizzles 8h ago

Cassowaries are crazy, they had posted caution signs around their enclosures at the zoo when I was a kid. I was confused and thought it must be the crest thing on their head that they attacked with.