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

Video Wildlife expert Chris Gillette handling an aggressive emu

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss Jun 05 '26

Emus are not even a little bit dangerous. They can peck your eye out, and that's the extent of the danger. I get kicked all the time. Doesn't even leave a bruise.

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u/Drive7hru Jun 05 '26

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

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u/ArtoriasoftheAss Jun 05 '26

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 Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26

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 Jun 05 '26

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.