page_title: Animal attacks in Australia
section_title: Emu
hierarchical_section_title: Animal attacks in Australia / Land / Emu
caption_attribution_description: English: from the National Library Australian newspapers digitisation program which are pre-1955 so no copyright: "The service includes newspapers published in each state and territory from the 1800s to the mid-1950s, when copyright applies."
context_page_description: Wildlife attacks in Australia occur every year from several different native species, including snakes, spiders, crocodiles, sharks, stingrays and stonefish and a variety of smaller marine creatures such as bluebottles, blue-ringed octopus, cone shells and jellyfish.
context_section_description: Emu attacks are rare but have occurred. When attacked, the emu will move in a zigzag pattern to prevent attacks from the wedge tailed eagle, or use kicking at close range. In 1932 many emus moved into farm territory in Western Australia, with the army called in to dispatch them in the so-called Emu War. Some attacks noted include in 1957 an emu charged a car, in 1904 an emu attacked a dog's owner after the dog attacked it, in 1873 an emu attacked children and a woman at Johnstone Park, Geelong. A man fell off a horse which was attacked by an emu in Bullarook in 1864 which went to court as Seagrave v Tarte, where the judge ruled the emu is ferae naturae.
caption: Emu attacks which appeared in old Australian newspapers
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