Australians trying to rebuild in the wake of Cyclone Yasi have been warned to stay away from cassowaries – huge flightless birds with claws that can disembowel a human – on the hunt for food after their habitat was destroyed by the storm.
When I see stuff like this, I always wonder about the very first time a human came across a creature like this bird. The absolute LAST thing I'd be thinking if I saw a cassowary in a forest would be that it was about to clean my clock. And I'd proabably have a handful of seeds as a friendly gesture as it tore out my guts.
Thanks, Nature.
The article.
A video of the bird in action.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Cassowaries
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Knowing how deadly these birds are, I would be the one sitting on my porch shooting them....
Tourist: Ahh, such a pretty bird....would you like some breadcrumbs....? Hey honey! Take a picture of me with this bird!
AAGGHH! What the f....! HELP!!!
(gurgle gurgle....)
I had never heard of these before. Watched a few YouTube videos on them. They are really frightening. They also remind me a LOT of Velociraptors. Scary.
I wouldint worry about them, shotgun beats claws :D
"Oh, look at the large peacock, honey...how beautiful!
"go stand next to it. I'll take a photo....closer...closer...crouch down..."
"I don't know, Fred. His eyes look a lil, I don't know, mean."
"Oh quit whining and stand by the damn bird. It's a once ina lifetime picture!"
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