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The Great Emu War of 1932

In Australia, farmers in Western Australia faced a massive invasion of emus that destroyed crops. The government sent soldiers armed with machine guns to combat the emu population. However, the emus proved surprisingly elusive, and the soldiers struggled to control them. Ultimately, the "war" was a failure, and the emus continued to thrive.

TIMESTAMPS: 

0:00 - Intro

0:29 - Emu’s in Australia

2:59 - The “War” Begins

4:37 - 1st Attempt

8:47 - 2nd Attempt

10:43 - Aftermath

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Emu-War 

Many additional sources linked here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War 

Movies- I have not watched these yet, but I will be going to check them out:

An action-comedy film, titled The Emu War, premiered at Monster Fest on 22 October 2023.

Another action-comedy movie - The Great Emu War, written by John Cleese, Monty Franklin, Rob Schneider, Camilla Cleese, and Jim Jefferies, was aiming to begin production in 2023 or 2024.

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