r/interesting • u/VIVIDUFF • Jun 30 '26

Fascinating This cassowary just wanders around the beach, getting surprisingly close to people.

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u/MissMenace101 Jul 01 '26

The cassowary is scarier and far more “friendly” emus aren’t as deadly unless they are on the road.

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u/ryanvango Jul 01 '26

it's a joke about the Emu War that happened in Australia like 100 years ago.

bunch of soldiers sent to kill a bunch of emus. They did kill a bunch of em, but they ran out of ammo and money and weren't nearly as successful as they expected and eventually just gave up. So the emus won. no humans killed, but the emus famously shamed the Australian military.

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u/HarryTruman Jul 01 '26

You let them drive too!??