On my family's farm out in the wheatbelt there are these 3 long star pickets in a triangle formation in a paddock. I asked my grandad what that's about. He said they used to wrap them in wire and chase the emus in there and shoot them with shotguns to cull them.
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PugJesus@piefed.social · 17 pts · 159d
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War
MCHEVA4EVA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 159d
On my family's farm out in the wheatbelt there are these 3 long star pickets in a triangle formation in a paddock. I asked my grandad what that's about. He said they used to wrap them in wire and chase the emus in there and shoot them with shotguns to cull them.
Una@europe.pub · 10 pts · 159d
I mean, their ancestor did ruled the world million years ago. Don't underestimate a bird.
cjoll4@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 159d
Una@europe.pub · 3 pts · 159d
Idk, bad at numbers, dinosaurs
cjoll4@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 159d
It's okay, I'm bad at Lemmy, I tried to edit my response because I misspelled Pleistocene and accidentally deleted it lol
But yeah I agree, big birds are genuinely terrifying
MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 159d
Big bird has never heard such bullshit.
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 158d
His eyes also face forward, like a predator.
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 159d
I bet they're just glad there hasn't been a cassowary uprising... yet.
ekZepp@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 159d
Rightfully so.
qualia@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 159d
In order to annex Australia Trump will be sending in "Emu Team 6".