How Australia’s Military Took on Birds—and Lost

AKA The Great Emu War

There are battles fought over land, power, and resources.

But rarely do you hear about a war waged against... birds.

Yet in 1932, Australia found itself embroiled in a peculiar conflict that would become known as The Great Emu War.

It was a confrontation between humans and one of the country’s most iconic animals, the emu, and the results were as unexpecte…