But Illinois’ finest are here to stop it:
That’s the Rasputin of Emus there. I salute this bird.
THE EMU WILL PECK
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It's the heart's the crazy bus driver
But Illinois’ finest are here to stop it:
That’s the Rasputin of Emus there. I salute this bird.
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“Emus have become a bit of a farming trend in southern Illinois, where they are not native.”
Wait…wait…emus are NOT native to southern Illinois? I am shocked to learn this!
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That’s what “they” want you to think.
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They actually are sort of dangerous. I think the term is “gut you like a fish” — very strong legs and they kick for the mid-section. Not something to mess with.
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Yeah, ostriches are also dangerous. The subject line from this post came from a sign saw at a county fair, I think, warning of the dangers of the flightless livestock.
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I heard something about the Cassowary being pretty deadly too, as well as having a really fun name.
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My work has an emu. It’s a frightening creature. It looks like a dinosaur, and it roars like a lion. It’s fenced in around a big pond, with old farming equipment along the shore.
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They endangered in Australia and protected by a conservation act.
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What IDIOTS! Growing up in Australia, I had the opportunity to be around Emus. They are somewhat intelligent, and can be assertive. But it doesn’t take all that much to put a rope around it and lead it away into a fenced area or something like a horse trailer. They could have even thrown a net over it. How sad and pathetic.
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