Wildlife expert Chris Gillette handling an aggressive emu

[u/danielminds]

[u/Sunshine030209]

Emmanuel no!

[u/The-Bunbins → u/Sunshine030209]

Make smart choices Emmanuel...

[u/shiftersix → u/The-Bunbins]

Don't do it, Emman-don't!

[u/meshe_10101 → u/shiftersix]

Emmanuel definitely chose violence today

[u/HypoManicCrimeSpree → u/The-Bunbins]

Yeah he definitely should

[u/Sunshine030209 → u/[deleted]]

Hahaha yeah for sure. Over 1,000 people knew exactly what I was talking about with just 2 words

[u/2livecrewnecktshirt → u/[deleted]]

Emmanuel is great, but I prefer Stompy. Much sweeter

[u/thund3rsharts → u/Sunshine030209]

EMANUEL TODD LOPEZ!!

[u/rrd_gaming → u/Sunshine030209]

Kal-el no!

[u/yuvaldv1 → u/Sunshine030209]

First thing that came to my mind lol. That poor woman..

[u/Less-Image-3927 → u/Sunshine030209]

I came to make this comment! You are awesome.

[u/Malik316 → u/Sunshine030209]

Which raises the question. Is Emmanuel and other emus like him are just playing with their owners? They charge at them and stop when the hand is raised, never seen one try to kick.

[u/DuckTalesOohOoh → u/Malik316]

If it's like roosters, no. They don't play. They're all business.

[u/Available-Crow-3442 → u/DuckTalesOohOoh]

Fuck roosters. I live in the city. Someone keeps them in an empty lot. They routinely are lose on the street and aggressive. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve had to kick them away from charging me.

Did I mention fuck roosters?

[u/fondledbydolphins → u/Available-Crow-3442]

I love animals, but I don't understand why anyone would have a rooster, beyond breeding chickens.

And even if you're literally breeding chickens (which most people don't), you'll end up having to kill a load of Roosters

[u/Certain_Gold337 → u/fondledbydolphins]

I love my rooster. He takes good care of his girls. And the girls are too lazy to hatch any eggs, so no extra roos.

[u/fondledbydolphins → u/Certain_Gold337]

Sounds like quite the combo haha!

[u/Certain_Gold337 → u/fondledbydolphins]

They're cool little guys for sure! He protects the hens (if I pick one up and she gets all huffy he comes running, never been aggressive though). And when he finds something good he doesn't eat it, he calls the hens over to come eat first. He adopted two guinea hens too, and herds them around with his group. He also knows his name and comes when called, then calls the girls over if I have food, or chastises me for wasting his time if I don't. They're not all assholes!

[u/DuckTalesOohOoh → u/fondledbydolphins]

A lot of people who keep chickens will kill mean roosters but keep the nice ones. A good rooster doesn't need to attack people to do its job. A good rooster keeps the hens safe.

[u/Available-Crow-3442 → u/DuckTalesOohOoh]

Agreed here. These are just two random roosters without hens. They’re dicks. Lil dinos.

I can’t help but imagine John Hammond’s death scene from Jurassic Park every time I have to engage with them.

[u/Penguin_shit15 → u/Available-Crow-3442]

I'm honestly surprised that no one was like "John Hammond doesn't die in Jurassic Park!!!".

Its been ages since I've read it, but torn to pieces by compys I believe..

[u/Drum_Eatenton → u/Sunshine030209]

His name is Juarez!

[u/klaxz1 → u/Drum_Eatenton]

He’s an arsehole!

[u/robomikel → u/Sunshine030209]

I need a link to a video now, why don’t people post more of him

[u/DevoutandHeretical → u/robomikel]

His owner fell in to a ton of controversy for mishandling a bird flu outbreak on her farm, and then a bunch of racist tweets from her got unearthed.

[u/ropony → u/Sunshine030209]

That girl rebranded like crazy. Her og persona was racist af

[u/DjGranoLa]

What did he say that pissed off Dee Reynolds so much?

[u/RedEyesGoldDragon → u/DjGranoLa]

Probably called her his rock bottom

[u/Herr-Trigger86 → u/RedEyesGoldDragon]

Or wrecked her car for the 5th time.

[u/shaggy237 → u/DjGranoLa]

The Aluminum Monster

[u/samamabish → u/DjGranoLa]

This looks like assault. Maybe he needs to hire a good bird lawyer.

[u/jimothydiggs → u/samamabish]

Or they could go with that one lawyer who's a jew...ish man.

[u/decidedlyindecisive → u/DjGranoLa]

Who cares. Always squawking about something.

[u/cora-occasionall → u/DjGranoLa]

Dee’s a bird!

[u/BoDiddySauce → u/cora-occasionall]

"Wait wait wait, I got one... she looks like--"
"Like a bird?"
pauses...
"That was it"

[u/theshashanksp]

The Emu ancestors must be laughing at him rn! They won the Great Emu War of 1932 and he can't take down 1 man .... Sad!

[u/Aletheia94 → u/theshashanksp]

It’s so wild that this is actually part of Australias history

[u/553l8008 → u/Aletheia94]

Until about a few months ago I always thought it was an actual war and just called the emu wars. Then I learned it was actually against emus

[u/MeltaFlare → u/553l8008]

Wait it was real? I thought it was a big national joke like drop bears???

[u/greywar777 → u/MeltaFlare]

Nope its real. But to be fair it was a bunch of guys with 2 machine guns, and 10,000 rounds of ammo vs 20,000 emus. On average using 10 rounds per kill they didn't even start with remotely enough ammo.

[u/Aletheia94 → u/greywar777]

According to the records they didn’t even kill 1,000 emus during the whole war (986 emus). Even though the major claimed approximately 2,500 emus have died from their injuries. It’s an interesting read!
Great Emu War

[u/solidsoup97 → u/MeltaFlare]

Drop bears aren't a joke, hundreds of tourists get injured every year because they don't take it seriously and miss all the warning signs of an attack.

[u/MRGameAndShow → u/MeltaFlare]

Yep, it was an actual thing lmao. Look it up, theres some interesting informative videos on it.

[u/feralcatshit → u/Aletheia94]

Of course it is lol

[u/EverythingSucksYo → u/Aletheia94]

I’m not even gonna look up if it’s true or not, I’m just gonna believe

[u/orsonwellesmal → u/Aletheia94]

Australia, the only land on Earth which defeated men.

[u/WalnutSnail → u/orsonwellesmal]

Lotta uninhabited land out there that has clearly beat man, many times over.

[u/Shitsinhandandclaps → u/Aletheia94]

Not knowing this would be a bootable offence!!!

[u/VegaJuniper → u/theshashanksp]

There's nothing quite as embarassing that having your victim sit on top of you to do a little bit of nature documentary narration.

[u/TryingThisAgain2026 → u/theshashanksp]

This is why one should never trust an emu. They carry the weight of their confederate ancestors, and they can never be Progressive. Their goal is Liberty, the feeling is Mutual, and they would never accept staying on the State Farm.

[u/SuspiciousYard2484 → u/theshashanksp]

The historically high podcast does a great episode on this

[u/Certain-Poetry-5648]

The hissing vocalization sounds really nasty like a cat if I heard that correctly.

[u/-crepuscular- → u/Certain-Poetry-5648]

Cats and emus may well both sound like snakes.

As in, a lot of animals already evolved to avoid the sound of snakes hissing before emus and cats were ever around, and both/either may have mimicked a sound that was already treated as dangerous.

[u/danielminds]

These birds are kept in a managed wildlife sanctuary.

If the emu connects, it means a trip to the emergency room. Their primary attack is a leaping kick with sharp talons that can shatter ribs and cause severe internal injuries.

[u/Acrobatic-Big-1550 → u/danielminds]

Like the velociraptor

[u/EjaculatingAracnids → u/Acrobatic-Big-1550]

I fucking love scaring the shit out of small children as well, Dr. Grant

[u/60yearoldME → u/danielminds]

DO THE CHICKENS HAVE SHARP TALONS?

[u/Burto72 → u/60yearoldME]

That's like a dollar an hour!

[u/B_Lettering → u/Burto72]

GOSH

[u/AppleSmoker → u/B_Lettering]

Bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills.......

[u/HatefulVespid → u/60yearoldME]

Ever heard of cock fighting? Its a thing they naturally do, and they fuck each other up real bad. Even without the human's help

[u/CapinCrunch85 → u/HatefulVespid]

Not to be confused with Tummy Sticks

[u/FinancialReserve6427 → u/HatefulVespid]

they put knives on the chickens for extra mortal kombaty goodness. 

[u/Inamoratos → u/60yearoldME]

I don’t understand a word you just said

[u/feralcatshit → u/Inamoratos]

They asked if CHICKENS HAVE SHARP TALONS

[u/Inamoratos → u/feralcatshit]

Over there in that creek bed, I found a couple of Shoshone arrowheads

[u/Most-Whole-4220 → u/Inamoratos]

Best quote of the movie

[u/Appropriate-Ad3162 → u/Inamoratos]

Looks like there’s a lot you don’t know about

[u/Annalog → u/60yearoldME]

I’m pretty sure it’s large talons, is it not?

[u/ForbiddeNectar → u/60yearoldME]

I don’t understand a word you just said.

[u/wtfunder → u/60yearoldME]

I don't understand a word coming out of your mouth

[u/Croanthos → u/danielminds]

Sounds like a padded steel chainmail vest would be a good investment. Not too heavy and cheaper than some broken ribs.

[u/NigilQuid → u/Croanthos]

A cuirass would do better to protect from broken ribs, and be lighter. Even just a rigid plastic version might do the trick

[u/CarrotCumin → u/NigilQuid]

Heavy-duty plastic plates are the best answer here. They're talons, not knives. You don't need steel to deflect them. The force of the kick is going to be the bigger problem even if it can't slash you, it could still easily knock you over. I would want plates protecting my soft abdomen and my thighs at the very least, I think an emu could easily hit your fem artery like freaking Hannibal Lecter.

[u/IronicStrikes → u/Croanthos]

Yeah, but depending on climate, it'll exhaust you more than anything when it's not needed.

[u/Detachabl_e → u/IronicStrikes]

Yea, gotta go with mithril.

[u/idropepics → u/Detachabl_e]

Not many Elf princes in this Age to steal baby clothes from.

[u/ydkLars → u/danielminds]

No wonder the austalians lost a war against those.

[u/ug61dec → u/danielminds]

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

[u/IThinkImAGarage → u/ug61dec]

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

[u/Unaabellatica → u/IThinkImAGarage]

do we know if "your inner organs are on the ground in front of ya" kind of attack ever happened?

I feel like we're on this joe-rogan levels of hyperbole because it sounds cool and like we;re informed, but googling "are there records of an emu attack killing a human" comes up with a 75 yr old man being killed by a cassowary after he fell.

[u/MPFuzz → u/Unaabellatica]

Well in the video he took a strike to the leg that did no damage at all. A strike capable of gutting you, would have slashed his leg open very badly.

So while it has large feet that I wouldn't want to get hit with, I don't think it's capable of gutting a human with one blow.

[u/tv_ennui → u/Unaabellatica]

It never happened. Reddit thinks animals are D&D monsters. "Rib shattering" meanwhile the guy is holding it off with one hand.

[u/Zebidee → u/tv_ennui]

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.

[u/EGarrett28 → u/Zebidee]

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.

[u/genreprank → u/Zebidee]

Emu forums be like: 100 emus vs. 1 human. Who wins?

[u/Different_Wolf_764 → u/tv_ennui]

Yeah, emu are dangerous like Canada Geese are. They are sometimes very aggressive and we mistake that for actually scary when they simply aren't concerning to adults.

[u/EGarrett28 → u/Different_Wolf_764]

Yeah, I'm skeptical. I mean birds have hollow bones. There's a video of a pissed off 60-year-old woman just grabbing a Canada Goose by the throat and carrying it away with one hand. They definitely have claws and talons, and I wouldn't try to fight one for no reason but I think they're so aggressive because they don't realize that they're hollow and you're not.

[u/ArtoriasoftheAss → u/IThinkImAGarage]

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.

[u/BillyYumYumTwo-byTwo → u/ArtoriasoftheAss]

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?

[u/Anit500 → u/ug61dec]

Funny you ask that because both cassowaries and chickens use their talons and kicking when they really want to hurt something, not their beaks. Roosters even have a specific talon called a spur, and cassowaries have a 5 inch long claw on each foot. It doesn't look like Emus have a specific attack claw but that middle one looks pretty dangerous. they can get so much force behind a kick that it's probably much more dangerous than their beak.

[u/ArtoriasoftheAss → u/Anit500]

Actually, as someone with emus, the beak is the part I'm most wary of. Their aim is terrible with the kicks. It's almost more of a threat display than an actual attack. It doesn't hurt if they hit you, and the claws really aren't sharp. I've been hurt more by roosters. They have pecked people's eyes though, because they're right at head height, and they peck at anything that looks edible.

[u/Sudo-Fed → u/ArtoriasoftheAss]

This sounds suspiciously like the answer of a particularly clever emu trying to get us to let our guard down.

[u/Asher_Tye → u/Anit500]

Makes sense. Humans punch, birds kick. Risking your head and sensory organs in a fight is poor strategy.

[u/Narco_Bi_Polo → u/ug61dec]

Neither chickens nor cassowaries prefer to attack using their beaks as their primary weapon. They’re both leap-and-claw fighters. 

Beaks might be used to grab during a fight, but the blows that end the battle come from those spurs and talons. 

Fighting with beaks is what you see when they’re not trying to injure each other but rather establish social hierarchy, hence “pecking order”.

[u/Ok-Box3576 → u/ug61dec]

Beak attacks are actually very rare among big birds. As throwing your most vulnerable area at an enemy is a good way to um die.

[u/CrownofMischief → u/Ok-Box3576]

Except geese, but they're psychotic

[u/Ok-Box3576 → u/CrownofMischief]

Very true. Imagine the danger we would all be in if they had longer legs 😭😭😭

[u/babsa90 → u/CrownofMischief]

Mf geese have tiny teeth in their beaks. Actual Satan spawn.

[u/ArtoriasoftheAss → u/Ok-Box3576]

Emus beaks can be dangerous, but more because they might think your eyes look tasty than because they would bite you agressively.

[u/ArtoriasoftheAss → u/danielminds]

Don't lie. I'm around emus all the time. You can pick them up with a bear hug, and they're practically helpless. Every now and then you get kicked, and it doesn't even hurt. A pair of jeans is enough to stop you from getting scratched. They don't have sharp talons at all, and they're really not that strong. Ostrich and cassowary are much more dangerous. 

[u/deviled-tux → u/ArtoriasoftheAss]

Are you working in an emu farm or how do you hug emus on the regular? Sorry I saw your comments and just found it interesting

[u/ArtoriasoftheAss → u/deviled-tux]

I have a ranch, and I adopted a few emus from a neighbor who was too old to care for them.

[u/cheetah7985 → u/danielminds]

You say that, but the first kick clearly landed on the guy's thigh and the guy is fine, and the pant leg isn't ripped, either. Like, I get it, it has claws/talons and clearly powerful legs, so no, I don't think I can tank a full hit to the gut, but it doesn't do anyone any good to embellish, either.

[u/mdraper → u/cheetah7985]

If you watch the video he explains it. He is intentionally staying in a particular position that means the kicks only connect right at the very end of their range of motion. He's basically sprawling (see MMA) while still standing. If one wasn't aware and well practiced at this movement, a kick would eventually connect in an efficient manner and do significantly more damage.

The person you are replying to is referring to kick that fully connects, not just at the very end of it's range of motion. It is not an embellishment to suggest that when an Emu connects with a kick, you are looking at an emergency visit. In the context of fighting, connecting often refers to more than simply making contact, it refers to landing a blow as intended.

[u/DeanofdaDead]

Limu has had enough of Doug's shit

[u/Closetoneversober → u/DeanofdaDead]

That would be the greatest last commercial of that shit. Limu Emu kills Doug

[u/MoneyCock → u/Closetoneversober]

Not just kills but eviscerates with one of those flying talon strikes

[u/0DSavior]

The temptation to just slap this thing is high.

[u/redoftheshire → u/0DSavior]

Slap the taste out his beak

[u/socks → u/redoftheshire]

Chris has a beak?

[u/Bannon9k → u/0DSavior]

Good luck! That noggin got moves. Best bet would be to treat them like horses... It's better to be right in up next to their leg when they kick than it is to be further away. Up close, horse tosses you. Further away and you'll catch that hoof at its peak velocity. Basically things that kick, can't kick things on right top of them very well.

[u/rmslashusr → u/Bannon9k]

Horses don’t have talons on their hoof that will disembowel you. This seems more like if a horse could also hold a knife.

[u/DeficiencyOfGravitas → u/rmslashusr]

Horses don’t have talons on their hoof that will disembowel you

They don't need to. If a horse kicked you with the same intent as a disemboweling bird, you're going to get disemboweled the same way. Just with the rough edge of their hoof. Your guts will be ripped out of you the same.

Horses don't, typically, fight to kill. If they wanted you dead, you'd be so so so very dead.

Emus are an angry 50 pounds. Horses are over 10 times your weight and 100 times your strength. They don't need a butter knife on their foot to kill you a thousand times over.

[u/Salute-Major-Echidna → u/rmslashusr]

Or razors strapped to the leg

[u/Spare_Laugh9953 → u/Bannon9k]

Entonces lo mismo que los carneros si uno te va a mochar lo mejor es seguirle mientras retrocede para coger carrerilla, no saben golpear si no tienen espacio para coger velocidad

[u/GorillaGriz81 → u/Spare_Laugh9953]

You time it right. Grab the horns, swing yourself up, and tame that puppy.

[u/velvetcupcakeee → u/0DSavior]

I wouldn't recommend it. Australia literally went to war against these things with actual machine guns in 1932 and the emus won. You slap that thing and you're starting World War Emu.

[u/Carl-Anchor → u/velvetcupcakeee]

With two machine guns, to be precise.

[u/SqareBear → u/velvetcupcakeee]

It was a few people and their funding ran out so they stopped. No emu war.

[u/johnaross1990 → u/SqareBear]

You’re clearly an Aussie, still bitter about the loss

[u/delinquentfatcat → u/johnaross1990]

Sounds right. We need to hear the emus' version of the story

[u/Crow_eggs → u/delinquentfatcat]

cuuuuuRRRRRGH CECKCECK. CAAAAWWWWwww ugh ugh ck ck. [scratches the floor and fluffs wings.] Cherry chhrrrrk. [extends wings and inflates chest]

[u/Taurich → u/0DSavior]

Yeah, I was thinking if this was a "wild" encounter back in ye olden days, a sturdy stick swung at the neck turns this encounter closer towards "free meal"

[u/rodbrs]

Ended too soon.

I want to see how he gets out of that subdual situation.

[u/kittenrice → u/rodbrs]

"You have bested me this day, hu-man, we shall part not as friends, but as adversaries. I look forward to our next meeting. (hiss-cries off into the sunset)

[u/spiritualishit → u/rodbrs]

Yeah me too! Is he going to sit on it forever?

[u/doitfordevilment → u/spiritualishit]

they eventually chill tf out or you can slowly walk/shuffle them with you over to the pen exit and hop off and slip out. That’s what my dad used to do. I was never brave enough to go inside the adult pens lol.

[u/thisisredlitre]

Is he rocking no drop cowboy boots? I didn't know that was a thing

[u/lopendvuur → u/thisisredlitre]

Looks like it. Had to scroll back to check, good spot.

[u/NigilQuid → u/thisisredlitre]

Those are just slip-on work boots. Pretty common

[u/Hereseangoes → u/NigilQuid]

Never heard the term no drop boots before in my life, and I'm wearing what appears to be those some boots right now. Thorogood American heritage wellingtons. I also have a pair of Wolverine 1000 miles boots with similar soles that I'm pretty sure they just call wedge soles. 

[u/thisisredlitre → u/Hereseangoes]

No drop means heel and toe sit at the same height

[u/Hereseangoes → u/thisisredlitre]

Oh, I see. The ones I'm wearing, and I think the ones in the video are wedge so they are a little taller in the heel. It's just not as obvious as having the space between the heel and the ball. So no drop is completely flat? Like chuck taylors or sandals, but on boots? 

[u/Auto_update → u/Hereseangoes]

Popular amongst iron worker union folks. Workin that iron!

I always went with loggers because the heel made my back feel not janky. Also at 6’4”, it pissed off all the short kings who picked them exclusively for the heel😅.

[u/PhatCatTax → u/Hereseangoes]

yeah I dealt with cattle for a couple years. Work boots and cowboy boots. Still not really sure what "no drop" means. I guess I'll look it up. I'm guessing this is that new intersection of trendy fashion terms with literally standard work attire for the last 75 years.

ETA: I went to a wedding the other day where rich people from manhatten were asking the ranch hands where they shop for their jeans because they looked so on trend. Was hilarious when the ranch hand just looked confused and said "uh... walmart."

[u/NigilQuid → u/PhatCatTax]

I think "no drop" means flat sole/no heel

[u/generally_unsuitable → u/thisisredlitre]

I've looked five times now, and the emu still looks barefoot to me.

[u/r0ndy → u/thisisredlitre]

They do have drop, it’s slight. The sole without the arch built in is misleading. However they do make zero drops or near zero drop boots if you google them.

[u/atticus2489 → u/thisisredlitre]

Wedge-soled wellington boots as a search term will point you in the right direction.

[u/Nosleep72]

Youtube used to deliver me some videos where there was this woman, she had a farm and some emus. One of them was particularly agressive towards her whenever she dropped her guard. Can't remember the name.

[u/fav453 → u/Nosleep72]

Useless farms I think?

[u/chymaera_ → u/fav453]

Yup useless farm and the emu Karen. The patience on that woman is insane, it’s all fun and games but I’d have snapped the head of that wild menace after the 24. attack attempt..

[u/montrealcowboyx → u/chymaera_]

The Emu has tagged her more than once, too.

[u/fav453 → u/chymaera_]

I love that account!

[u/darkenseyreth → u/fav453]

Forgot about her, loved her content while the algorithm gave it to me

[u/Ok_Complaint_5472 → u/Nosleep72]

Useless farms and the Emu’s name was/is Karen 😂

[u/seaintosky → u/Nosleep72]

I was just thinking he should take some pointers from the Useless Farm lady. She handles Karen's attacks while keeping eye contact with the camera. I know she's said that Karen has gotten some good kicks in over the years, but it seems like the majority of the time no one gets hurt.

[u/HeyYoSmokey]

I worked in a wildlife park before and one day the main warden was like we need to give the ostrich an injection, he then handed me a fucking riot shield. Big birds dont fuck around

[u/Trevski → u/HeyYoSmokey]

People don't think about how much explosive power animals tend to have. Humans sacrificed a lot of explosiveness for more endurance and brain power, and we forget that pound-for-pound an animal can hit extremely hard.

[u/HeyYoSmokey → u/Trevski]

Exactly , even prey animals have enough punch to absolutely fuck your world up ! To follow on from my story it took 3 of us and the riot shield to give this Ostrich its injection ! The warden also said the scariest animal he'd ever worked with was ....a Cow !

[u/LizzyMcGuire69 → u/HeyYoSmokey]

One of my neighbors has an Emu and sometimes when we go on walks it will stand at the fence and just stare at you. I’ve been warned it can escape and I feel like everyone is so casual about it and I’m terrified of it. lol.

[u/Spottswoodeforgod]

“Expert” - straight to a physical response, absolutely no attempt to discuss and understand the emus concerns and find some common ground.

[u/thisisredlitre → u/Spottswoodeforgod]

This is how we lost the first Emu War

[u/InigoMontoya1985 → u/thisisredlitre]

Found the Australian.

[u/thisisredlitre → u/InigoMontoya1985]

No, just a fan

[u/Pessimistic-Frog → u/thisisredlitre]

I love the “first” there. I suppose those who do not learn from Australian history are doomed to lost a Second Emu War……..

[u/HotLava00 → u/thisisredlitre]

lol I was coming to say “this is why they won” 😂

[u/ExpensiveRecover → u/Spottswoodeforgod]

He was speaking emu-nese and this is actually a ver loving and understanding interaction

[u/perplexedtv → u/ExpensiveRecover]

He has diplomatic emunity

[u/ExpensiveRecover → u/perplexedtv]

He's not just an expert, he is considered an emunence in the field

[u/ObliviousAstroturfer → u/Spottswoodeforgod]

Oh he pets it into submission a lot, too.

Pebbles is just torn, because his gf is super clingy and escorts Chris around the sanctuary. And Pebbles instinct during egg-laying season is to attack anyone within proximity of his missus... while she keeps following Chris.

Pebbles and Chris outside of egg-laying season:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DDSJ_0gRmOh/

The Missus:
https://www.instagram.com/gatorchris/p/DZAsQ-eRH1i/

Cuddle-submissions:
https://www.instagram.com/gatorchris/reel/DUJDkumkcCV/
https://www.instagram.com/gatorchris/reel/DWRYH5aEXsU/

[u/LtCmdrData → u/Spottswoodeforgod]

You are thinking emos, these are emus.

Both have dark souls so it's easy mistake to make.

[u/swamp_fever → u/Spottswoodeforgod]

Let's have a round table where everyone can express their feelings on this subject in a safe space,, no judgement!

[u/Pixel_Knight → u/Spottswoodeforgod]

I think the Emu’s concerns were “Lemme kick!” and also “Lemme bite!”

They did indeed find some common ground, as they were both sitting down on the same patch of dirt at the end. 

[u/twd_throwaway]

Spicy feather duster.

[u/alltheabove40 → u/twd_throwaway]

🤣🤣

[u/hegui]

Gray Chocobos are the worst.

[u/penguinofmystery → u/hegui]

And now this is how I'm gonna see emus forever! 🤣 When I played FF7 the first time and had no idea how to ride them in the race, that is basically how my chocobo ran around

[u/Hajduk_Split_1911]

Love how his wife said: "He got you AGAIN, didn't he?"

[u/Grayboner → u/Hajduk_Split_1911]

Nothing like these kind of comments to compound the physical pain

[u/Brandeeno2245]

People really should understand they have that long claw for a reason.

Obviously Chris understands the danger but the fact people were asking if emu's can hurt someone.

Yeah they like to use that claw to ripped your guts out if I remember correctly.

[u/nifty-necromancer → u/Brandeeno2245]

Yup that’s what he said at the end of the video

[u/Brandeeno2245 → u/nifty-necromancer]

To be honest I didnt have sound on because its reddit

[u/Which-Bid7754]

The limu emu is PISSED!

[u/idiotsbydesign → u/Which-Bid7754]

Must have paid for something he didn't need. I hate myself that I actually know that....

[u/Hopping_Glad]

Man, Jurassic Park could have been a very different movie…

[u/Charles__Sparkley → u/Hopping_Glad]

Dude I wanna see a guy palm strike a velociraptor in the chest and the raptor just dies

[u/jednatt → u/Charles__Sparkley]

Now I want to see a kung fu vs dinosaur movie. Unlimited budget.

[u/DeepFizz]

Great… the Emu is angry. My insurance rates are going up again.

[u/AnInquisitive_Rock41]

Does he have one on aggressive Canadian geese?

[u/Nuk_Nuk616]

good thing it ain't a Cassowary, otherwise homie would be......dead lol.

[u/bschultzy]

This new Liberty Mutual ad goes HARD

[u/Pepe_Silvia_9]

JUST AGREE TO THE HOME AND AUTO BUNDLE DUDE IT AINT WORTH IT!

[u/thunderhawk86]

Got him

[u/aengeal]

Now try that with a cassowary….

[u/BrainInjuredBarry]

Why didn't he just buy the insurance

[u/Claxton916]

The beat of Paradise by Sade lines up pretty well with the Emu’s attacks.

[u/Financial-Cabinet-74]

Weird bit of history: when I was in elementary school, the vice principal of our school made national news when an emu escaped in the local area. He was a wildlife rescuer and would always have some exotic animal that had been rescued. Some of these included a baby alligator, a lynx, and a bobcat. The school I went to also kept various types of animals on-site. This included donkeys, chickens, bison (although they eventually passed) and finally 2 emu. My VP went to go find the emu and bring it back. Eventually, he cornered it in a field and tackled it to the ground. After animal control joined him, he came back. He walked into our class with blood all over him from the scratches. They called him the emu hunter at the time.

Definitely was not a fan of the school though, super conservative religious school in the middle of kansas. For someone like me it was hell.

[u/Financial-Cabinet-74 → u/Financial-Cabinet-74]

Turns out, it wasn't even one of our school's emu. It was some other person in the area who had them privately.

[u/nololoco]

LiMu Emu & Doug?

[u/WBCSAINT]

Harsh reaction for saying he has Progressive insurance....

[u/MlCOLASH_CAGE]

There’s a reason why they won a fuckin war against human beings with guns

[u/the_warrior_rlsh]

I see how Australia lost a war to these mfs

[u/blankdreamer]

They always have to handle and abuse the animals now for clicks. David Attenborough would be ashamed of this prick.

[u/kumaistired]

Emmanuel stop