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The main predator of emus today is the dingo, which was originally introduced by Aboriginals thousands of years ago from a stock of semi-domesticated wolves. Dingoes try to kill the emu by attacking the head. The emu typically tries to repel the dingo by jumping into the air and kicking or stamping the dingo on its way down.
The Emu War (or Great Emu War) [2] was a nuisance wildlife management military operation undertaken in Australia over the later part of 1932 to address public concern over the number of emus, a large flightless bird indigenous to Australia, said to be destroying crops in the Campion district within the Wheatbelt of Western Australia.
Dingo attacks on humans are rare in Australia, and when they do occur are generally on young children and small teenagers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] However, dingoes are much more of a danger to livestock, especially to sheep and young cattle. [ 3 ]
USA, California — Long distance runner and Placerville resident was attacked and killed while jogging on the American River Canyon Trail in Auburn State Recreation Area. [32] [33] 10 December 1994 Iris M. Kenna, 56, Female: USA, California — Killed while hiking alone near Cuyamaca Peak in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. [33] [34] 19 August 1996
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of California since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. Since the 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Gregg v. Georgia, the following 13 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of California. [1]
A Californian man feared for his life after he was shredded by the teeth of two angry otters
Two large emus on the loose in South Carolina ruffled the feathers of locals a week after dozens of monkeys escaped from a research facility in the Palmetto State.
The total number of car thefts in California rose by 1.9 percentage points in 2022 to a total of 198,538, according to the California Highway Patrol's 2022 California Vehicle Theft Facts report.