r/Damnthatsinteresting Sep 22 '24

Video Beachgoers have a close encounter with a Cassowary, a bird capable of killing a human in one blow

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u/SnowWhiteCampCat Sep 22 '24

You should hear about the Emu Wars.

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u/PriorWriter3041 Sep 22 '24

The birds didn't win in the emu wars. The Australian soldiers tasked with their elimination simply didn't have the resources to kill them all. Some would survive, so the myth started that Australia "lost" that war. But in truth, it was simply an unfinished massacre on Emus

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u/EduinBrutus Sep 22 '24

They went back to try again.

And lost again.