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The Great Emu War
In 1932, the emu population in Australia had gotten out of hand and they were invading farms and destroying crops. As a result, the Australian army was sent on a mission to gun down the emus with machine guns, but the birds turned out to be surprisingly difficult targets. The military “lost” the war against the emus. Source: History Snob
Linking up with a bunch of fantastic peeps from the blogosphere who host Wordless Wednesday – Wordless Wednesday, Keith’s Ramblings, Senior Salon, Esme Salon, CatSynth, and Suzana.
How strange Emu bird looks! Like a sort of mask! Probably in reality is different.
I found here other ideas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Q5Q1cOtWo
Very interesting post. Thank you, dear Sandee!
Happy WW, again and a fabulous week! Hugs and love!❤️🥰
Love the video. I know more about emus now. Love and hugs, Suzana. 🙂
Well, I’m glad they lost the emu war! Surely they could have done something more humane, like round them up and relocate them? 🤔
Thanks for hosting and have a lovely Wednesday, Sandee! ☀️
Being more humane would have been a better plan. I’m glad the emus won. 🙂
WoW, me encanta la imagen, es entrañable. Besitos
Glad you liked this. Happy day and rest of the week. 🙂
Wonderful…Human war against Emus and Glad Emus wining. Interesting fact.
We’re happy they won, too. Happy day and rest of the week. 🙂
Que legal e interessante fato e foto trouxeste! beijos, chica
I love learning new things. Happy WW and rest of the week, Chica. 🙂
Wow – who knew!
I didn’t know this. I was surprised when I found this little known fact. Happy day and rest of the week. 🙂
Trying to comment again – wouldn’t let me first try ! Anyway, I think emus are strange critters but agree with the thought that relocating them would have been a kinder choice than mowing them down with guns. EEEK!
Hugs, Pam and Teddy
I’m sorry you’re having issues with commenting. I have the same problem with a couple of my blogging buddies. Yes it seems another approach would have been kinder. Happy day and rest of the week. Love and hugs to you and lots of scritches to handsome Teddy. 🙂
How interesting. Well I guess that means that the Emu population is still in full force then. In that picture it looks pretty fierce.
It sure is. Good for them. There has to be other ways to protect your crops. 🙂
I think they had a war against kangaroos and lost that one, too? I could have wished for a better solution for the emus.
I hear you. Mother Nature always wins in the end. Happy WW and rest of the week, Alana. 🙂
Congratulations to the Emu population for winning that war.
I agree with you. Scritches to the pups and a big hug to you. Henry is adorable. 🙂
Yeah! You Go! you wonderful creatures of the world🎉 It’s the worst people can do, don’t you agree Sandee. Nature is taking care of it, when men will take it in their own hands, it could get worse🙈 Double Pawkisses for a Happy Day and Week ahead to you, Zane and the kitties too🐾😽💞
Mother Nature always wins in the end. Happy day and rest of the week. Double Pawkisses to the kitties and a big hug to you. 🙂
I glad they lost the emu war. Seems there could have been a better solution. Happy Wednesday! Hugs.
I agree with you. Not sure what it would be, but the Army wouldn’t be in the mix at all. Hugs. 🙂
That’s funny. It’s like the roadrunner and the coyote. The Emus and the Army. 🤣😎🙃
I love your sense of humor. You’re spot on. 🙂
Glad the emus won. Thank you for hosting. Have a nice day. XO
We’re happy they won too. Happy Wednesday and rest of the week, my friend. Scritches to the kitties. 🙂
We’re glad the Emus won!
We are too. Happy day and rest of the week. Scritches to the kitties. 🙂
Happy to know the emus won that round against the military. For a strange looking bird, one can’t help feel glad the emus managed to literally dodge that bullet. Happy mid-week, Sandee.
We’re happy they won, too. Love and hugs to you and handsome Wilson. 🙂
I am not surprised the Emu won with their kicking power, beak and red eyes
I’d retreat too
Hugs to you and Zane and the bosses of you
Cecilia
I’m not surprised either. Happy day and week, my wonderful friend. Love and hugs. 🙂
We’re not as smart as we think we are sometimes.
We sure aren’t very smart much of the time when it comes to nature. 🙂
Well, that’s a war I’m glad the humans lost.
That makes two of us. Happy rest of the week. 🙂
The hunter has to be smarter than the prey and that was apparently not the case in Australia. Just sayin’.
Emu’s are about the size of an Ostrich and probably eat quite a bit of grain and have very few natural predators. That can be devastating on crops and frustrating for the farmers. Still there has to be a better way to manage the population. Here in the U.S. feral hogs are a huge problem and just hunting them down one by one is NOT working. We humans are rarely as smart as we think. Just sayin’. Have a blessed week.
The hunters were not smarter then the prey. Humans are not very smart at times. Happy WW and rest of the week, my friend. Scritches to Miss Lucy. 🙂
Hooray for the Emu Army!!!
Yes indeed. We agree. 🙂
Nature always finds a way to remind us we’re not in charge. The emus winning that war is proof enough. Happy mid‑week, Sandee!
We are not in charge for sure. Happy day and rest of the week, Veronica. 🙂
It looks like the emu is saying, “ha ha”. I love the expression! Here is my Wordless Wednesday link. I feel a few words are needed. This man is part of the Arizona Mountaineering Club. This day, the club is doing a volunteer service project and picking up litter that has fallen into the Grand Canyon. https://chambersontheroad.com/2026/09/30/wordless-wednesday-9-30-2026/
Thanks for the link. I’m glad the emus won. God bless you for your club picking up litter. Happy day and rest of the week. 🙂
We are not in the Arizona Mountaineering Club, but bless you for thinking we could be. 🙂 We pick up litter in the camp ground as camp hosts. I am glad the emus won, too. Have a good day!
I’m very glad to hear that nature won out over human efforts to the contrary. Thank you for this informative piece..dear friend.
Happy Wordless Wednesday, Sandee
Peace to you and hugs.
I’m happy the Emus won, too. Love and hugs. 🙂
Most excellent outcome. Thank you, dear friend.
Glad the Emus won ~ Hugs ^_^
Love and hugs to you from me and Ziggy ~ ^_^
We’re happy about that too. Happy Wednesday. Love and hugs my friend. Scritches to Ziggy. 🙂
Good morning, Sandee. Those eye are mean looking
Thank you for the party
My shares: #46+47
We now have three Linkies: SSPS, TFT & #WW. Hope you link up.
They were far smarter than the army. Happy day and rest of the week, my friend. Hugs. 🙂
What a crazy slice of history!
A very crazy slice of history. 🙂
I had never heard of this war between the emus and the Australian army. I’m glad the emus won 🐦
I’m glad they won, too. Happy Wordless Wednesday. 🙂
I never heard about this, but I’m glad the emus won.
Have a great Wednesday and rest of the week!
I’m glad they won, too. Happy Wednesday and rest of the week, Yvonne. 🙂
I love you my Perfect. Your Loving Husband.
I love you my Only Forever. 🙂
We are definitely Team Emu!!
We are Team Emu too. Happy day and rest of the week. Scritches to the pups. 🙂
And now emus have emigrated to the United States to become spokesmen for Liberty Mutual.
With Doug.
I didn’t know this. Thanks for the laugh. 🙂
Well, O don’t like to hear that the emus rerunning amok, but taking them down with automatic weapons sounds like a bad plan, and I am happy to know it did not work out. Thanks for linking us up. Coop sends purrs. XOCK, angels Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid & Sawyer, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Kizmet, Audrey, Raleigh, Gibbs & Tali
A very bad plan. Scritches to the kitties, a smooch to Cooper Murphy and a big hug to you. 🙂
These birds can hold their own quite well! Love the photo, dear Sandee!
They sure can. Good for them. Happy day andrestoftheweek, Linda. 🙂
Great pic! One of ours!
Thank you, Lydia. Have a great day and rest of the week, my friend. 🙂
Oh, I know that if you want to trigger an Australian, mention the emu war. At least that what my husband tells me. lol Be well, my dear.
I’m guessing he’s right. Happy day and rest of the week, my friend. Hugs. 🙂
I must say I’m happy to read that the emus emerged victorious! Happy Wednesday, Sandee!
We are, too. Happy Wednesday and rest of the week, my friend. 🙂
So the emus won. They should have just decided to farm the emus for the meat, more efficient.
I pray you and Mr. Zane have a fabulous week and please give your kitties some scritches from me.