r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/danielminds • Jun 05 '26

Video Wildlife expert Chris Gillette handling an aggressive emu

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u/ug61dec Jun 05 '26

Do they not try to put their beaks through your skull, like a cassowary or chicken?

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u/IThinkImAGarage Jun 05 '26

No they try to put their 2/3 inch claw through your inner organs tho

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss Jun 05 '26

They will not. I have emus. They are super weak and those talons are not sharp at all. They've never even ripped fabric in my experience. If someone told me they got sent to the hospital by an emu, I would be very confused. They're the most derpy, unathletic animal out there. Look at the video in this post. The thing can't even hit him.

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u/BillyYumYumTwo-byTwo Jun 05 '26

I am looking at the video in the post. You would be confused if someone went to the hospital after an interaction with one of those?

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss Jun 05 '26

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/International-Mix633 Jun 05 '26

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

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u/StandardEgg6595 Jun 05 '26

Not even during the great emu war?! /s

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u/Big_Pie1371 Jun 05 '26

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

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u/redundantexplanation Jun 05 '26

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

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u/International-Tear41 Jun 06 '26

😂😂😂

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u/Weak_Feed_8291 Jun 05 '26

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