Why Did Australia Declare War on Emus?

💡 The Answer

• In 1932, Australian soldiers were deployed with machine guns to cull emus in Western Australia.
• The emus proved surprisingly fast and difficult to target, outmaneuvering the soldiers.
• After a week, the military withdrew, having killed only a fraction of the emus.
• The event became known as the Great Emu War and is remembered as a military failure.