Large, flightless bird attacks and kills its fallen owner
 

ALACHUA, Fla. (AP) — A large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea attacked and killed its owner when the man fell on his property in Florida, authorities said Saturday. The Alachua County Fire Rescue Department told the Gainesville Sun that a cassowary killed the man Friday on the property near Gainesville, likely using its long claws. The victim, whose name was not released, was apparently breeding the birds, state wildlife officials said.
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"It looks like it was accidental. My understanding is that the gentleman was in the vicinity of the bird and at some point fell. When he fell, he was attacked," Deputy Chief Jeff Taylor told the newspaper.

Cassowaries are similar to emus and stand up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall and weigh up to 130 pounds (60 kilograms), with black body feathers and bright blue heads and necks. The San Diego Zoo's website calls cassowaries the world's most dangerous bird with a four-inch (10-centimeter), dagger-like claw on each foot.

"The cassowary can slice open any predator or potential threat with a single swift kick. Powerful legs help the cassowary run up to 31 miles per hour (50 kph) through the dense forest underbrush," the website says.

Cassowaries are not raised for food in the U.S., but are sought after by collectors of exotic birds. To obtain the mandatory permit, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission requires cassowary owners to have "substantial experience" and meet specific cage requirements, spokeswoman Karen Parker told the newspaper.

Wildlife officials did not answer phone calls late Saturday from The Associated Press and it could not be learned what happened to the bird.

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You come across a cassowary in Australia and you're taking your chances on getting a cut, more so if it has chicks or it's a male protecting a female in heat.

If he caged that bird too often and put it in too small of a cage and rarely let it out that bird has a lot of pent-up anger for sure. Cassowaries are known for having a long memory and being fairly smart :2 cents:

that mother fuker would be like a dood in max prison. gun to the head

Don't want to mess with them.

Here's a video of a small cassowary attacking. They grow to 6 feet tall.

The sound it makes while attacking might sound familiar. It's the sound they use for the velociraptors in the Jurassic Park movies

Here's another attack video you see how aggressive they are and have absolutely no problem ruthlessly going after a human

Of course. Florida.

If a sinkhole or bath salt zombie doesn't get you, a large flightless bird will.

These large birds are what dinosaurs used to be. (no not Trex but Raptors) Look at wild turkeys, if they are in a group they can fuck you up. Most times they will run scared but they can and will attack if they are force to fight.


This is a wild turkey skeleton, you can easily see it's similarities to certain types of dinosaurs like the Raptor as example.

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Many of the smaller dinosaurs evolved into smaller birds as the larger ones went extinct.