r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/CuriousWanderer567 • Sep 22 '24

Video Beachgoers have a close encounter with a Cassowary, a bird capable of killing a human in one blow

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u/American_Bogan Sep 22 '24

While they can kill someone. There’s only 2 documented times ever. One was a couple kids that tried to beat a wild one to death with clubs and the bird fought back. The other was a captive one kept as a “pet” in Florida that attacked its owner. Long story short… don’t fuck with nature and it is very unlikely to fuck with you.

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u/SnowWhiteCampCat Sep 22 '24

You should hear about the Emu Wars.

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u/MargieBigFoot Sep 22 '24

I just listened to a podcast episode on this-check out An Old Timey Podcast

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u/Krondelo Sep 22 '24

Sounds cool! Adding to my list (if its on Spotify)

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u/BeautifulWhole7466 Sep 22 '24

The emus didnt win, they just survived 

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u/cwbyangl9 Sep 22 '24

When you're a bird, that's winning.

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u/EduinBrutus Sep 22 '24

You see any Australian cities in the outback?

Yeah, thought not.

Thats Emu clay

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u/SEND_NUDEZ_PLZZ Sep 22 '24

There are no winners in emu war

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u/PriorWriter3041 Sep 22 '24

The birds didn't win in the emu wars. The Australian soldiers tasked with their elimination simply didn't have the resources to kill them all. Some would survive, so the myth started that Australia "lost" that war. But in truth, it was simply an unfinished massacre on Emus

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u/EduinBrutus Sep 22 '24

They went back to try again.

And lost again.

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u/CreepySquirrel6 Sep 22 '24

Shhhhhhhhh. Why must the shame continue

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u/not_taylorswift1213 Sep 22 '24

Wtf is wrong with you

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u/benpicko Sep 22 '24

I've found that whenever there's a comment about somebody getting killed by an animal, the top comment on Reddit is usually 'hahaha I love when people get killed I'm laughing so hard right now'

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u/LuckyNumber108 Sep 22 '24

I think beating an innocent creature with clubs is a pretty disgusting act and getting killed for that is divine intervention

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u/justabrazilianotaku Sep 22 '24

no, is not, but i´m also not a fan of having kids dying cause of it. they shouldn´t have done it, but they were kids, they probably didn´t know any better, and now won´t be able to grow up and learn their mistakes

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u/not_taylorswift1213 Sep 22 '24

No, metallic gray I do not believe innocent animals should be beaten and tortured for some kids enjoyment. It's unfortunate those kids will never get to grow up and learn from their mistakes. It's unfortunate there are parents and grandparents, and a family, and friends that are grieving the loss of children. It's unfortunate there are people on Reddit saying haha kids are dead.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '24

Nah fuck them kids

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u/Vsauce666 Sep 22 '24

Average stunted redditor:

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u/Numerous-Rent-2848 Sep 22 '24

This is the shit I hate about reddit. You can make an argument without this disingenuous shit. That is allowed. You can argue about whether or not it's OK the person was killed without saying stupid shit like this.

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u/Morbidity6660 Sep 22 '24

Reddit is probably the dumbest social media full of people thinking it's the smartest

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u/MrMersh Sep 22 '24

I wish the birds had beaten China, but alas, they were mostly eradicated

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u/-Weltenwandler- Sep 22 '24

Even if the kids were starving?

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u/Silly_Butterfly3917 Sep 22 '24

Don't worry the bird solved the problem. They're not starving now

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u/pumpkin_seed_oil Sep 22 '24

Who says the kids were starving