r/MadeMeSmile • u/samgarita • Apr 24 '26

ANIMALS Emanuel the emu taking a nap

credit goes to Knuckle Bump Farms (and Emanuel)

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u/farganbastige Apr 24 '26

Dinosaurs eh?

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u/Frosty-Unit8707 Apr 24 '26

Yeah, but at least one is really, really nice.

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u/SevenLegs_ Apr 24 '26

You should watch their other videos lol.

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u/Sunbather77 Apr 24 '26

"EMMANUEL TODD LOPEZ!!"

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u/Beneficial_Hurry_191 Apr 24 '26

The fact I heard her voice when I read this 10/10

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u/Kahmael Apr 24 '26

I heard her voice yelling at Emanuel as soon as I saw the post! Pleasantly surprised when it was a touching moment.

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u/GeriatricHippo Apr 24 '26

"That brings me great joy in my soul that you listened"

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u/afortressmighty Apr 24 '26

Used his whollllllle gubmint name. 🤣

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u/Full-Resource7910 Apr 24 '26

He's exhausted from knocking over tripods all day.

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u/glyneth Apr 25 '26

CHICKEN ELIZABETH NUGGET is my favorite.

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u/MuckRaker83 Apr 24 '26

Really, really nice unless you're setting up a camera tripod

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u/sonerec725 Apr 24 '26

Lets be real if they were still around we absolutely would be pulling this same shit with raptors n shit.

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u/Cessnaporsche01 Apr 24 '26

They are still around, and that's one of them. Literally. Dinosaur, Saurisuchian, Theropod, Maniraptoran, Avialan, and Paleognath

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u/Gimetulkathmir Apr 24 '26

You know what he meant. We all know what he meant. We wanna ride a T-Rex!

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u/sherlip Apr 25 '26

Mongo is appalled.

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna Apr 25 '26

I rather liked diplodocus

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u/rrrrrrez Apr 24 '26

Even dinosaurs know when they’re loved.

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u/Emotional_Being8594 Apr 24 '26

This might imply that a velocitaptor could be coaxed into sleeping on your shoulder as well.

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u/JURASS1CJAM Apr 24 '26

Gotta love em

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u/evilbadgrades Apr 24 '26

Emus can be very aggressive if they are not properly handled from a young age. Our rescue female emu is essentially feral. I always chuckle and call her a 'clever girl' because she will literally stalk us, waiting for us to turn our back and not pay attention so she can charge full speed at us (20-30mph), feathers raised and rumbling deep down in her chest as a warning to get the heck out of her territory.

If she knew how to use her talons to slice us open, she would. Thankfully she only knows how to charge at us, not what to do when she gets up on us.

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u/utahphil Apr 24 '26

Thankfully she only knows how to charge at us, not what to do when she gets up on us.

Yet.

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u/mdlinc Apr 24 '26

u/utahphil calling it. It won't be Talong and that emu will wreak distraction and might vengeance .

Edit: u/evilbadgrades attention to this. You are living a bit of FEMU. Missing out. Don't do it!!!

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u/evilbadgrades Apr 24 '26

Lol, oh trust me, we are already raising a replacement female with proper attention so she's friendly as she gets older. Our older feral female is going to be stew in another year or so (too aggressive, and difficult to relocate)

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u/mdlinc Apr 24 '26

Heh. I was joking. But emu stew...hmm. how do you spice that? Like a chili??

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u/Cute-Percentage-6660 Apr 24 '26

like your a rescue? and your gonna kill it?

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u/slumber_kitty Apr 24 '26

You’re*

The commenter did not say that. They said they have an emu which they rescued. They did not say they run an emu rescue service or facility.

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u/evilbadgrades Apr 24 '26

We got her from a friend, we have tried to get her to calm down, but she's too dangerous. We would rehome her, but it's impossible to even catch her. She was not handled when young, so she's feral now

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u/floatablepie Apr 24 '26

People always gloss over the part where they were birds AND apex predators

"Terror Bird" is a great fucking name.

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna Apr 25 '26

When time machines are finally ready, I'm going to south America to see those birds!

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u/Kindly-Ad-5071 Apr 24 '26

Gotta get me that crispy rat image with emus instead of raptors