And let’s not forget the great emu war of 1932, when the Australian army sent troops to a small town in WA to fight a group of emus that were supposedly causing a nuisance.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/25/bird-of-the-year-2023-forget-the-pretty-birds-and-vote-for-an-underbird

Locals can help save the Coastal Emu population by reporting sightings of emus in the Clarence Valley to council’s online sightings register https://www.

Source: https://clarencevalleynews.com.au/keep-your-eye-out-for-emus/

The farm has grown to include alligators, Nile crocodiles, emus, albino gators, a variety of snakes, tortoises, frogs and lizards.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12351691/Moment-Colorado-man-eaten-huge-alligator-called-ELVIS-slipping-feeding-him.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

They had killed a number of emus, but they had not been able to control the population.

Source: https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/the-great-emu-war-where-flightless-birds-battled-the-military-and-won/bwex1w0

TOGETHER they filmed themselves starting a bushfire and trying to run down a mob of emus and laughed as they recalled how an armed robbery victim had pleaded for her life.

Source: https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8159580/idiots-filmed-rural-crime-spree-laughed-about-robbery-victim/?src=rss

WATCH: We take a look around Chesterfield farm shop Adams Happy Hens and met their goats, pigs, horses – and even emus!

Source: https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/business/award-winning-creative-leader-shares-top-tips-to-families-poised-to-give-children-their-first-mobile-4269263