Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2016/11/03/baby-emu-excited-to-play-with.html
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Yes, shooting vertical video was certainly the smart choice. After all, when you’ve got two animals interacting, the last thing you want is to have them both in-frame at the same time.
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Is that really playing or “I wish I was a cassowary with a razor sharp claw to rip it’s throat out”.
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That dog looks nervous about the bird to me.
“That a tall dog. But smell funny… What happen?”
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The emu is already attempting pecks at the dog’s genitals. Give it another few months and it’ll be capable of killing the dog with a single kick, no cassowary claws required.
Cute, though.
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Oh, the verticality!
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That’s what I was thinking… Looks more like a threat display. Clever girl
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yeah…it’s laying on it’s back and deploying it’s primary weapon, the claws.
This isn’t like a dog doing ‘oh i’m submissive’…it’s like “COME AT ME AND I"LL CLAW YOU TO DEATH”.
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I think it’s better with arms.
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Exotic animals make great pets?
They’re not exotic in Australia…
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Oh is the video from Australia? I didn’t see that.
Whoever’s taking the video sounds pretty Australian to me.
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OTOH, Emus ain’t pets here either. They’re a protected species; you need a licence to keep them.
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I need it to gabble.
This is what a cat did to my dog a month ago, since when he has given it a very wide berth.
It certainly looks as if the emu is trying to frighten the dog off - it is doing rapid movements indicating “you can’t catch me” along with threat displays from claws and beak. “Playing” presumably in the sense of “stop playing with your food”.
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Would rumbling be close enough?
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That’s awesome. 
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Beat me too it. My preferred version as well.
So, you think the owner is just spreading lies about their pets to fool us into thinking they are playing?
