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Yet, humans lost the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War

• njarboe 3y ago
  If the Emu's were killing humans and livestock instead of crops the outcome would likely have been different. See grizzly bears and wolves in the continental US.
• Footkerchief 3y ago
  In case anyone takes this as a serious data point, the Emu War involved exactly three soldiers and two guns.
  • tourmalinetaco 3y ago
    Isn’t that essentially all of Australia’s active military? And on a similar note, only 24 rabbits were needed to successfully invade and colonize Australia[0]. And despite multiple plagues over hundreds of years, they’re nowhere close to the end of their rabbit war.[1] [0] - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/23/australias-rabbit-invasion-traced-back-to-single-importation-of-24-animals-in-1859-study-finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/23/australi... [1] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_plagues_in_Australia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_plagues_in_Australia
    • partomniscient 3y ago
      Don't forget the cane toads. [0] From wikipedia: In June 1935, 102 cane toads (Rhinella marina, formerly ICZN Bufo marinus) were imported to Gordonvale from Hawaii, with one dying in transit due to dehydration. By March 1937, some 62,000 toadlets were bred in captivity and then released in areas around Cairns, Gordonvale, and Innisfail in northern Queensland. More toads were released around Ingham, Ayr, Mackay, and Bundaberg.[6] Releases were temporarily limited because of environmental concerns, but resumed in other areas after September 1936. Since their release, toads have rapidly multiplied. They now[when?] number over 200 million and have been known to spread diseases, thereby affecting local biodiversity.[7] Not only has the introduction of the toads has caused significant environmental detriment, but there is no evidence that they have affected the number of cane beetles which they were introduced to prey upon. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_toads_in_Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_toads_in_Australia It seems modern humans are not very good at ecological balancing. Especially not in Australia. I believe the original local aboriginal people were trying to get the hang of it however before they were rudely interrupted by the colonialists. We are also omnivorous masters of destroying terrain.
• jjk166 3y ago
  Admittedly, all the weaknesses the parent comment points out elephants have are characteristics where emus strong.