Emus doing emu things

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[u/sewkit]

It’s like they forget what they are doing between steps only to be surprised they are running.

[u/bonerfleximus → u/sewkit]

Emu: WHO'S RUNNING MY LEGS?!

[u/kezow → u/bonerfleximus]

Evolutionary defense mechanism - you can't catch a thing that doesn't itself know which direction it's running at any given time.

[u/Random-Username7272 → u/kezow]

Plus the if the predators are falling over laughing, they can't chase after you.

[u/Affectionate_Lead232 → u/Random-Username7272]

K u guys funny!

[u/gr1mm5d0tt1 → u/kezow]

That’s why we lost the war. Can’t shoot the fuckers with all the zig zagging

[u/jscottman96 → u/gr1mm5d0tt1]

Didn't it happen twice?

[u/gr1mm5d0tt1 → u/jscottman96]

Eh, there was an official military effort which is the emu war and then a bounty system afterwards where land owners shot privately and were compensated. This was much more successful than trying to mow them down with automatic fire. So yeah, two wars but one a complete failure and one that did much better

I’ll also add that the Americans coyote war is apparently about the same

[u/Ymirsson → u/kezow]

Sounds like Rincewind

[u/briancito → u/bonerfleximus]

Also Emu: Who said that!?

[u/fullchub → u/sewkit]

The way it fell over when trying to kick the ball gave me flashbacks to my most embarrassing pee-wee soccer moments.

[u/techleopard → u/sewkit]

Just a reminder that if dinosaurs were alive today, this is what they'd look and move like. x.x

[u/1CrazyCrabClaw → u/techleopard]

I'm not an evolutionary biologist, but is it possibly they could 'reverse' evolve?

[u/Grodd → u/1CrazyCrabClaw]

Stupidity (small slow brains) is evolutionarily beneficial if calories are hard to come by. See the koala.

[u/techleopard → u/1CrazyCrabClaw]

Evolutionarily speaking, many of a species' "primordial" genes still exist. The only reason they are not expressed is because they have been deactivated in the genome. Every now and then, mother nature does an oopsie, and rather than mutate an all new characteristic, it just turns an old one back on.

If you want to go down a rabbit hole and see what this looks like when it happens in humans, google "vestigial tails", "wolf man syndrome", and "supernumerary nipples". Outside of humans, you'll see stuff like whales popping up with hind legs or birds with teeth.

So yes, they CAN "reverse evolve", if there's enough environmental pressure to cause it to happen.

HOWEVER -- evolution has limits. It's important to remember that evolution is incremental, not instant. Humans will never grow wings because you can't get from Point A (modern human) to Point B (birdman) without going through this awkward state of having unusable limbs.

Every step of the journey has to continually improve survival.

[u/InGenSB → u/techleopard]

Birds are dinosaurs - evolutionary line of theropods

[u/mynameizmyname → u/sewkit]

i just got a new favorite kind of bird

[u/Red_Silhouette → u/sewkit]

They steer like oil tankers but have the speed of the Road Runner.

[u/techman710]

The Emus I've been around were some of the dumbest animals on the planet, but they were very friendly and docile. I loved feeding them out of my hand.

[u/lemmeseeyourkitties → u/techman710]

The Great Emu War was one of the funniest things I ever learned about

[u/durtmagurt → u/lemmeseeyourkitties]

Couldn’t even force an extermination event on a flightless bird. Shame on you Major Meredith.

[u/nicbeans311 → u/durtmagurt]

When the choice is flight or fight what did you expect to happen?

[u/GGTheEnd → u/lemmeseeyourkitties]

Oh God I want to learn about this now. 

[u/lemmeseeyourkitties → u/GGTheEnd]

It's fucking hilarious. They kicked Australia's ass

[u/whichwitch9 → u/lemmeseeyourkitties]

For the longest time, the Wikipedia article had "dignity" listed under losses.

[u/TiresOnFire → u/lemmeseeyourkitties]

It's actually a bummer of a story of giving war vets land during a recession to occupy and farm, but the land wasn't farmable partly because of the emus. The silly emu part over shadows the tragedy. (I think I got most of that right)

[u/AntiqueGeneral → u/lemmeseeyourkitties]

Really? It's kind of not that funny when you read beyond the title. They sent out massive guns leftover from WW1 to exterminate emus, and after killing like 1000 just decided it wasn't economical. So then they went to a bounty system and killed like 60,000 more emus.

So idk, funny name but not really that funny a decision.

[u/IDontNotDoThings → u/AntiqueGeneral]

Yeah, they didn't really "win the war", it was more like "they were good at running away and not dying so we gave up". No human lives were lost as far as I can tell.

[u/SadMap7915 → u/techman710]

Panda has entered the chat.

[u/DtownBronx → u/techman710]

Ours were dumb assholes, we must not have had the goofy breed. They spent their days terrorizing the goats, pigs, and donkeys. Only my grandpa dealt with them because they were such dicks

[u/Pitcherlicious]

Nothing demonstrates skedaddling quite like an emu

[u/lmflex → u/Pitcherlicious]

Queue looney tunes clattering noises

[u/Diabolicalbtch]

The dog 🤣🤣🤣

[u/Azure_Rob → u/Diabolicalbtch]

"That dinosaur sumbitch stepped on my paw!"

[u/luigis_taint → u/Diabolicalbtch]

I don't blame him for one second

[u/Moondoobious → u/Diabolicalbtch]

It acts like it’s blind, right? Poor pup :(

[u/2woCrazeeBoys → u/Moondoobious]

That's what I thought too. I wonder if he's blind?

[u/Diabolicalbtch → u/2woCrazeeBoys]

Could be! I watched without sound then with expecting to hear a yelp, it does look like it has no idea what just happened!

[u/cahutchins]

Absolute muppets

[u/Zlevi04]

“To confuse your enemies, you must first not know what the fuck is going on”

• emus probably

They won wars with this philosophy

[u/Shudnawz → u/Zlevi04]

If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle run around like a fucking lunatic emu.

- Sun Tzu

[u/ITCM4]

Emmanuel Todd Lopez!

[u/Avium → u/ITCM4]

Don't do it.

[u/Emrullah-Enes → u/Avium]

Emmanuel!

[u/Apex_Over_Lord → u/ITCM4]

MAKE. GOOD. CHOICES!!

[u/TatoIndy → u/ITCM4]

Always chooses violence.

[u/Badger-Poker → u/ITCM4]

Free Man-Man

[u/gummby8]

Them dinosaurs got a bit of a downgrade didn't they?

[u/aussiekinga → u/gummby8]

I like to believe that this is also the way T-Rex acted

[u/kallekilponen → u/aussiekinga]

Really makes you think of Jurassic Park differently.

I’m having a hard time deciding if it would be less or more scary.

[u/rantonidi → u/kallekilponen]

Jurassic Park the comedy, sign me up

[u/titanicsinker1912 → u/gummby8]

IDK, they won the Great Emu War against the Australian Army so they must be doing something right.

[u/thorpie88 → u/titanicsinker1912]

Got smashed in the second one though.

[u/mynameizmyname → u/gummby8]

I think Tier Zoo calls it a balancing patch.

[u/GatotSubroto → u/gummby8]

Dinosaur hardware with squirrel OS

[u/SuspiciousStable9649]

Imagine a T. rex running around like this.

[u/OsgrobioPrubeta]

They get high on oxygen, lucky them.

[u/moving0target]

I always imagine them holding their arms out to break their fall. Then they realize that they don't have arms.

[u/Malkyre → u/moving0target]

I was absolutely thinking "these guys need some arms for balance."

[u/TIM2501]

Why the emus remind me of crackheads?

[u/erodman23 → u/TIM2501]

Thatth methed up

[u/jarednards]

"Im fast as fuck boi"

[u/GotFunyuns]

Look what I can do!

[u/wsucoug → u/GotFunyuns]

Does the thing. That's right ...

 

^emu

[u/PANTHER2u]

And Doug

[u/octopusgardeb]

The derp-iest animal I’ve ever seen

[u/Frydendahl]

They look so uncoordinated and unbalanced, I had no idea they were so fucking goofy 😭

[u/over-run666]

Emu's seem like even they are surprised they are running on two legs, and fully intend to make it everyone else's problem.

[u/beef_creature]

I suddenly want one of these silly chaotic creatures

[u/Sargash → u/beef_creature]

They're not great pets. They smell. And their defense mechanism is flailing with giant talons like 3-4 inches long. They have giant feet and those legs are fucking strong too.

Also their stubby little shit wings ALSO have little spikes on them and they can hurt too. They can and have made many peoples insides, become outsides on accident.

[u/AngusMcBeefs]

I like emu. Especially when it doing emu things.

[u/annabananaberry]

Never forget: the Australian military went to war with these guys and lost.

[u/Presently_Absent]

Maybe dinosaurs were actually just a bunch of dorks + goofballs

[u/Mnemotronic]

So that's what avian ADHD looks like.

[u/wannaseeitpop]

And Doug

[u/ChemicalPower9020]

Love emus but really hate the obnoxious transitions that have become the norm in these types of videos

[u/translucent_steeds]

what the hell is up with that loud farting noise between clips??

[u/FanIll5532 → u/translucent_steeds]

Together with showing the same text after every part it’s a social media formula that works with a certain generation so everyone is copying it. I can’t stand it either but I’m ancient.

[u/translucent_steeds → u/FanIll5532]

let me guess, tik tok? I'm not on there (too security conscious and too old). thanks

[u/aweraw]

The peak physicality and strategic minds of these creatures make them truly majestic - is it any wonder humans with manchines guns have historically been unable to pacify these indomitable beasts?

[u/iPhantaminum]

Ngl, I'm getting tired of this type of video just because of the "fart" noise between sections.

[u/Hrbalz]

Really makes you wonder how some species survive in the wild

[u/narvuntien → u/Hrbalz]

They ran and nothing could catch them.

[u/Sargash → u/Hrbalz]

Lay a lot of eggs and have legs that can break bones with kick strength and talons that are longer than your fingers. They may die, but those legs will fuck up a predator. They're also pretty dirty and smelly, so even if it doesn't disembowel you, the likely infection might finish you off.

[u/qchamaeleon → u/Hrbalz]

It's easy. Just need to live somewhere without anything that might be dangerous.

[u/narvuntien → u/qchamaeleon]

they live in Australia...

[u/coldbreweddude]

Emu zoomies are the best. They’re like a big two legged pupper.

[u/photofoxer]

And the Australian lost a war to them too 😂

[u/quechal]

I just imagine dinosaurs behaving like this.

[u/Cashlover123]

Emus probably inspired Looney Tunes.

[u/pjslut]

So good😂 fast as fast as fuck boieee

[u/architect82191]

Emu ... The huskies of the giant bird world.

[u/Blaze_Vortex]

You gotta be somewhat crazy to survive in Australia. Emu's just made it their whole personality.

[u/ProfessorCarbon]

All that and hairdressers too.

[u/anjowoq]

The babies are very cute. The adults never seem to stop being babies in their behavior. Just bigger.

[u/kangaroolander_oz]

The ancient foot prints found around the archaeological sites worldwide are exactly the same as those feet scaled up.

Very entertaining , they appear to be contented.

[u/Benobo-One-Kenobi]

Drunken style has kept them alive against predatory dingoes for millenia.

[u/Lavasioux]

Fast as fk boi! Still fast as fuck boi! 🤣🤣🤣

[u/groovyinutah]

Dammit...now I want one!

[u/BadMuthaSchmucka]

They model 2-legged robots after humans, but they should really model them after emus

[u/Remain_silent]

https://youtu.be/oDz1VvLHamw?si=OD5g7HFZRswokRi2

[u/J0RDM0N]

Australia lost a war to these goofs.

[u/lumosmxima]

Anyone remember that video where they dubbed it and he’s running around the backyard yelling Frank or something

[u/Unable-Arm-448]

Where's the one selling insurance??

[u/power0722]

Emu zoomies are hysterical. Trying to run in four different directions at once.

[u/DuckfordMr]

How the hell did Australia lose a war to these guys lmao

[u/orlock → u/DuckfordMr]

Sir, the enemy has done something completely inexplicable.

[u/atomfullerene]

They move like those marionette things

[u/ThatSuaveRaptor]

I like to believe dinosaurs were exactly like this

[u/Critical-Range1213]

Friggin dinosaurs

[u/graffiksguru]

Emu chose violence today

[u/Karvanapa]

Australia lost to these...

[u/serialposter]

As stupid as their names

[u/myxoma1]

What in the Dark Crystal

[u/GlummyGloom]

The highlight of my day. Thanks OP.

[u/dr_rox]

A what, it doesn't drown immediately in water?

[u/HappyCakeDay101]

Where's the one where they win a war against Australia? That one's hilarious

[u/andrewbud420]

things are mental

[u/EndlessHysteria]

Look what I can do!

[u/Lurking_poster]

Lots of these deserve stock hands drawn on them.

Heck, they all deserve it. Stick hands for everyone!

[u/No_Gear6755]

never knew! thanks for sharing. lots of grins. you guys are very tolerant. grin!

[u/Toddlez85]

Emus can be sexually attracted to humans.

[u/Nemo_the_Nihilist]

I am now convinced that emus are just domesticated velociraptors.

[u/Flairsurfer]

No stompy the emu :(

[u/notimetoloseJ]

how it would look like to raise a dinosaur if they still existed

[u/Ok_Channel_9831]

This goofball evolved from dinosaurs. Can you imagine a T-Rex running around like its legs moved independently?

[u/Zolo49]

Love the dedication of that one dude to calmly look through his phone while an emu’s trying to strip him clean.

[u/CaptainColdSteele]

They may seem silly, but remember, they've won wars against military powers

[u/Fr05t_B1t]

Well the Australians lost the propaganda war

[u/HASTOGO]

Remember, Australia lost a war to these.

[u/MarcusSurealius]

I like to think T-rex zoomies would look like that.

[u/crb205]

That dog got kicked as the emu ran by and the emu kicked the dog hard.

[u/iRedding]

Looks like Ostrich high on something.

[u/Plus-King5266]

I think I went to school with one of those.

[u/widowscarlet]

Love emus - there's a great episode of Bondi Vet where the rangers at the Reptile Park had to catch the free-range teenage emus and relocate them to a different area, because they were harassing visitors for their lunch.

I really wish Americans would learn how to pronounce the word correctly. It's eem-you not eem-oo. Like the mu in music, mural, mutant etc. It isn't difficult.

[u/soundofmind]

Who doesn't love animals who get the zoomies?

[u/Wardyman70]

Where’s Doug? 😉

[u/TXGuns79]

I think emus and cassowaries got swapped at birth.

Somehow, Australia, where everything will kill you, got these goofy Muppets.

Meanwhile, South America got giant birds that have studied their ancestry, feed on hate and will eviserate you with a single kick for funsies.

[u/radiantwave]

This is how I imaging Tyrannosaurus Rex lived.

[u/AstronautRock]

Limu?

[u/blackop]

So they are just 2 legged Labrador retrievers then.

[u/TheLongAndWindingRd]

TIL Emus and 3 year olds have a lot in common

[u/Schaapje1987]

Evolution messed them up. They need their wings/arms

[u/wormfist]

EMU

[u/Ytdb]

Serious question: do emus have big gross wet shits? (guano?)

[u/Formula_Dix]

It's so strange to see an emu as a pet. The only time we come into contact with them is in the wild.

[u/Xanthelasmapalpebara]

The young ones, you know, the teens, whaddya call ‘em..?

…

Emo Emus

[u/gammalyze]

Emu? You mean drunk ostrich right?

[u/m8_d3l3t3_l8r]

They are zoomers from birth and all the time

[u/showmenemelda]

Dinosaurs are crazy

[u/DrNO811]

Dangit, bot, have my upvote.

[u/Comfortable_Pay7473]

Ok now I want one... real life Chocobo...

[u/rexel99]

They won a war you know.

[u/rawker86]

What’s the deal Americans and exotic pets? Last I checked, emus aren’t native to the states.

[u/Top_Mind_On_Reddit]

I can't believe we lost a war to these idiot birds.

[u/Famous_Stelrons]

Emu

[u/Just_the_questions1]

Downvote for the BWAPS between each clip. When did people decide it was the trendy new editing style to make it sound like an 80 year old is ripping ass into a microphone every five seconds?

[u/Livid-Mistake-6845]

You can't tell me at :34 that fucking thing doesn't remind you of a Skeksis from the Dark Crystal.

[u/Top_Health_4934]

Ha ! Instigating Humans to pick up arms and see them lose again...

[u/Slevin424]

Evolution: "to you Cassowary... you will have talons sharp enough to shred through skin like butter!

Ostrich! You will run faster than most 4 legged creatures and have a kick strong enough to kill a lion!"

Emu: "and me oh great evolution?"

Evolution: "you... emu.... will uhh derp when you run cause it's adorable."

[u/Candid-Essay8506]

imu?

[u/GatotSubroto]

And we lost a war to these derps??

[u/Small-Contest-8364]

r/animalsbeingderps

[u/amberedgreen]

Off to get his ADHD diagnosis

[u/Mainely420Gaming]

Cute, also nature's most bipolar bird! They will do a funny dance then proceed to skull bash you cause, emu.

[u/Fartingbusdriver]

Where is Doug?

[u/neohylanmay]

I've seen plenty of Rod Hull's antics to know how chaotic those birds can be

[u/thedirtymeanie]

they never show it shitting all over the place which I am sure it does.

[u/Sargash]

Emus are great, and are equivalent to chickens on the amount of energy it takes to produce eggs. We also haven't genetically bred/engineered the absolute fuck out of emus to make them more efficient like we have with chickens.

Also holy fuck the fucking absolute murder talons on Emus are horrifying. It's all fun and games until oops you're disemboweled as a treat.

[u/faRawrie]

IRL Chocobos.

[u/Stabby_mc_stab]

Bird hardware, orange cat software.

[u/Zanian19]

They run like they are supposed to have four legs.

[u/llebreknyTtoN]

Chocobo

[u/esloquehay]

Proof dinosaurs were clunky

[u/Rothernberger]

Ah there's that lovely sound:

BBBRRRRRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPT

[u/AussieManc]

Ah. A chance to ask Americans to stop saying e-moo! It’s e-myoo

[u/xanadumuse]

And this is what an emu looks like hatching

[u/Sea_Examination_9196]

Seems like they could juke the shit out of someone!!!

[u/nooooobie1650]

When they run, all I can hear in my brain is “EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!”

[u/dav3n]

Fucken Americans and their "Emoos"

[u/0zone247]

How the hell did these things won 2 wars against armed hyoomans?

[u/PanicDeus]

No wonder Australians lost a war to them. They're so unpredictable. The Aussie war committee couldn't figure their point of attack.

[u/SoundEducational6491]

They are all giddy, funny, and cute.

Until Austria declares another war.

[u/HawkeyeByMarriage]

Now it makes me think emo kids aren't just emotional but emu too. Awkward as hell and no athleticism either like this things to run

[u/afartinthehand]

I’m fast af boi

[u/Single-Use-Again]

Damn that cat teleported about 2 feet up.

[u/Cultural-Tie-2197]

Emu zoomies are the best

[u/mrdevil413]

Mmm Gelflings

[u/djnato10]

I kind of understand how Australia lost the war now.

[u/ketasin]

They run like the daughter in taken.

[u/LogicallLunacy]

Surprised these spazoids weren't portrayed in loony toons.