History doesn’t repeat itself, the uninformed do. Get every side of every story at https://ground.news/night. Subscribe for 40% off unlimited access to world-wide media and see beyond your blindspots.
Sources & further reading:
https://sites.google.com/view/sources-emuwars/
Back in 1932, Australia went to war against the most unusual enemy. It wasn't another country or an invading army. It was a flock of 20,000 emus! They invaded and devastated farmers' wheat fields and the government had no other option but to take out the big guns, literally. What followed has since become one of the strangest military operations in the history: the Great Emu War.
So what actually happened during the Emu War, and how did one of the world's largest birds outsmart machine guns? And most importantly, who won?
HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US?
▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
We can only make our videos thanks to your support. ✨
Become a channel member on YouTube
Get Products designed with ❤️ https://shop.kgs.link
Join the Patreon Bird Army 🐧 https://kgs.link/patreon
What is Nightshift – Kurzgesagt After Dark?
Explore the weird, beautiful, and sometimes unsettling side of history. 🌚 Because the story of the past is also the story of us, of humanity.
The videos are made by a small, very excited group within kurzgesagt, powered not by AI but by curiosity, craft, and a nightshift… or two. 😅 A true passion project, built with the same care you know from us.