The Great Emu War of Australia

Añadido: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]Believe it or not, the Australian military once declared war on birds and lost.

[00:00:05]In 1932, over 20,000 emus invaded farmland, destroying crops.

[00:00:11]The government sent soldiers armed with Lewis machine guns to handle the situation.

[00:00:16]But the emus were tactical geniuses.

[00:00:19]They split into small groups and ran in all directions, making them impossible to hit.

[00:00:24]After wasting thousands of rounds of ammunition, the military retreated.

[00:00:29]The emus officially won the war.