I dont do much of the driving when towing but it was me this morning when an emu committed suicide on the left corner of the bumber-bar. It literally ran straight into the car, the bush hid it until it was only a meter away, nothing I could do to avoid it. Poor emu died and its family came running around on the road, we got onto the uhf radio to warn other traffic. Very little damage to the Prado, Mr D tightened the mud-flap which had borne some impact, and we were on our way again.
It got its revenge by pooing down the side of the vehicle! Big car-clean on arrival at Coober-Pedy, had to use a bucket, in a town which normally has too little water for cleaning cars.
old briney said
09:39 PM May 4, 2011
BIG $sss FOR EMU MEAT........lol
BobnBev said
08:26 AM May 5, 2011
They are so stupid, I call them kumakussy chooks.. Had them make it across only to double back and go under the MH we had at the time ,dumb suckers.....
Happywanderer said
12:01 PM May 5, 2011
Now an emu is one thing I would not want to kill, beautiful birds. But they can be stupid when cars and roads are around. Better to kill the mouse I say.
jimricho said
05:36 PM May 5, 2011
Happywanderer wrote:
Now an emu is one thing I would not want to kill, beautiful birds. But they can be stupid when cars and roads are around. Better to kill the mouse I say.
I bet you did a job on that mouse too! after the way it terrorised you on the trip!
Wombat 280 said
08:28 PM May 5, 2011
If you didn't pluck the feathers and light the BBQ up then that kill was wasted
jack biggles said
11:39 AM May 6, 2011
Very sad, just another amazing creature on an amazing planet with no understanding of the road rules.
Cruising Granny said
09:00 PM May 7, 2011
The truck driver behind me hit a roo the other morning and told me how bad he felt about it. I dodged sheep with lambs, goats with kids, roos, emus with chicks, and pigs - some alive, some not. It's a jungle out there! Fresh road kill pickings wherever you go.
glassies said
07:14 PM May 11, 2011
yep weve hit an emu but it got up and ran away afterwards thank goodness
I dont do much of the driving when towing but it was me this morning when an emu committed suicide on the left corner of the bumber-bar. It literally ran straight into the car, the bush hid it until it was only a meter away, nothing I could do to avoid it. Poor emu died and its family came running around on the road, we got onto the uhf radio to warn other traffic. Very little damage to the Prado, Mr D tightened the mud-flap which had borne some impact, and we were on our way again.
It got its revenge by pooing down the side of the vehicle! Big car-clean on arrival at Coober-Pedy, had to use a bucket, in a town which normally has too little water for cleaning cars.
BIG $sss FOR EMU MEAT........lol
Better to kill the mouse I say.
I bet you did a job on that mouse too! after the way it terrorised you on the trip!
I dodged sheep with lambs, goats with kids, roos, emus with chicks, and pigs - some alive, some not.
It's a jungle out there!
Fresh road kill pickings wherever you go.