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Eko

(9,279 posts) Sat May 24, 2025, 10:19 PM May 24

There was a great Emu war of 1932 and the Emu's won. [View all]

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Emu-War
Emu War, military operation to address the issue of emus, large flightless birds, damaging large amounts of crops in Western Australia. The campaign lasted from November to December 1932. Three members of the Royal Australian Artillery were assigned to cull roughly 20,000 emus using machine guns. The assignment was made in response to petitions from local farmers complaining of emus destroying their crops. After two months, fewer than 1,000 emus were reported killed. The failure was the subject of national and international ridicule.

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There was a great Emu war of 1932 and the Emu's won. [View all] Eko May 24 OP

Interesting. Here, we'd just offer gunners free bullets and turn them loose. Silent Type May 24 #1

Somehow i already knew this. Figarosmom May 24 #2

I think it is of vital importance to know the Emu's beat the humans when it came to war. Eko May 24 #3

I had heard about it too, but from a newer media/tech -- podcasts. RockRaven May 24 #5

+1 for LIons led by Donkeys podcast flying rabbit Sunday #8

Yeah i was thinking about it Figarosmom Sunday #11

Just going to leave this here. Too funny. Lilithschyld May 24 #4

See you are proving my point!! Eko Sunday #7

They really are amazing, the Emu. MAGA, not so much. Lilithschyld Sunday #9

Looks like raising Llamas would be Figarosmom Sunday #12

I think she runs a rescue operation in Canada, she takes in abused and abandoned animals. Lilithschyld Sunday #16

And went on to make Liberty commercials Bayard Sunday #6

...and Doug. murielm99 Sunday #10

Aye, those were dark days. LudwigPastorius Sunday #13

I remember that. Figarosmom Sunday #15

It's a recurring theme on Bored Panda. boonecreek Sunday #14

Heck, one left & got a job with Liberty Insurance Pas-de-Calais Sunday #17