There’s always that one troublemaker in any household. At Knuckle Bump Farms, that troublemaker is Emmanuel the Emu.
Emmanuel is an enormous, kind-of-freaky emu that lives at a conservation farm in south Florida, where he constantly jumps in frame of his caretakers educational videos. The farm has many types of animals, including cows, donkeys, chickens, sheep, pigs, and of course, several dinosaur-sized feathered ground birds who’s giant eyes will haunt my dreams.
Despite his semi-scary exterior, Emmanuel actually became the star of the show at Knuckle Bump Farms. He is a bit of a rabble rouser, but charmingly pecks at the camera and seems to grin in defiance when he’s told not to do something.
Not a day goes by that Emanuel doesn’t try to ruin my life
Honestly, the farmer’s attempts at making any sort of educational content surrounding any other wildlife on her farm is completely futile. All we want now, and all that the birds will allow, is more footage and ridiculous content of Emmanuel. She even yells at him like he’s a toddler which makes for even more hilarity.
He even gets scolded using his first, middle, and last name, just like we all did when we were being exceptionally bad.
He knew I meant business when I whipped out his government name
Emmanuel Todd Lopez, despite being a freakishly giant dino-descendant, has stolen our hearts through his mischief. Despite the farmer seeming constantly annoyed by him, it’s as if he is a bit of a little-brother figure– there’s the dynamic of being constantly annoyed by him but also a comfort in knowing he’s always around. The farmer at Knuckle Bump Farms also takes time to spend with just her emu, as they have plenty of time to lay in the grass together. It turns out, emu’s are very affectionate and enjoy the company of their human counterparts.
So even though Emmanuel ruins her life, this farmer is still reaching millions of people through her educational videos, even though it’s probably not in the way she expected. And that’s what we love about this ol’ bird.
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