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The Kangaroo That Won a War

In 1932, Australia waged war against emus. Soldiers with machine guns faced off against these large birds eating crops in Western Australia. The emus proved elusive, evading bullets and outmaneuvering soldiers. Eventually, the army admitted defeat after using 10,000 rounds of ammunition. The "Great Emu War" showed that nature sometimes outsmarts mankind!
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