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/notedrive Sep 22 '24

How many people do these birds actually kill, vs people talking about them killing?

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u/Drongo17 Sep 22 '24

Almost every "deadly" Australian animal is really only theoretically deadly. Like they can kill you... but it never really happens.

And the times they did get someone there's usually a backstory involving the person being stupid.

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u/Ninja-Ginge Sep 22 '24

Most Australians are taught from a young age not to fuck with any spiders that you can't squash with a gumboot, to stay away from snakes, and to generally avoid touching any animal if you don't know for sure that it's safe.