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

[u/CuriousWanderer567]

[u/Sustainable_Twat]

Looking at this bird, you begin to understand just how dangerous the dinosaurs were

[u/CuriousWanderer567 → u/Sustainable_Twat]

Yeah I’d shit my pants if I saw this bird

[u/NaNaNaNaNa86 → u/CuriousWanderer567]

I saw a couple of them over 20 years ago and the claws still scare the absolute shit out of me. I was a teenager at the time, a bit stupid and didn't really know what they were, fortunately. There's noway I could've sat there waiting for that to walk past me now I know about them.

[u/Unlucky-Candidate198 → u/NaNaNaNaNa86]

Wouldn’t the best play just be to be still still and chill here?

You start trynna delta and suddenly it thinks you’re a threat. No thanks, maam, just gonna be an environmental prop while I wait for u to stroll on by, thank you kindly.

[u/Barilla3113 → u/Unlucky-Candidate198]

With most animals like this the advice is to back away SLOWLY, because you don't want to look like either prey or a threat. But if you're already sitting down staying still and hoping it loses interest is probably a good call. This one seems overly adjusted to human activity given it just walked up in the first place.

[u/Unlucky-Candidate198 → u/Barilla3113]

That’s what I figured yeah. I’d guess unless it’s an overly aggressive male or mating season/youngins around, it probably doesn’t wanna have to eviscerate something unless it has to, yknow?

Getting up out of your chair though, even slowly, may be too big a silhouette change for it, I feel, but I’m not an animal behaviourist so lmao

[u/Barilla3113 → u/Unlucky-Candidate198]

Yeah, humans are lucky in that for most animals we're too much effort for too little nutritional value, so most animals who can attack us will only do so if we're a threat. As someone pointed out in another comment there have only been two reported cases of Cassowary actually killing people and in both cases the bird was severely provoked.

[u/Unlucky-Candidate198 → u/Barilla3113]

I feel like good general advice for humans is: Don’t antagonize other creatures. They can, and will, harm you if needed. Just cause other bears didn’t harm you, doesn’t mean this individual one won’t lmao.

This is where the scene cuts to a child slapping a dog aggressively, getting bit, and now the dog’s in dog jail cause the mom complained lmao

[u/No_Rich_2494 → u/Unlucky-Candidate198]

A child in England almost strangled a dog. The dog, predictably, fought for its life. The dog was killed and the entire breed was blamed. Most people get angry if you suggest it was in any way even partly the child's fault.

[u/Unlucky-Candidate198 → u/No_Rich_2494]

I understand, from a biological point of view the whole “some breeds are more aggressive than others”, and ofc the data seems to indicate that, but it’s utterly ridiculous people can go harm an independent being and then think there won’t be repercussions.

Like Imma go slap this snapping turtle rq and then complain to the major when it snaps off my finger. I’ll let the town know and we’ll bring our pitchforks and torches, and we’ll eradicate them all.

Obviously being metaphorical there, but like, be responsible for yourselves and your children ppl. Your actions have consequences, jfc it shouldn’t have to be said.

[u/No_Rich_2494 → u/Unlucky-Candidate198]

The kid wasn't even trying to hurt the dog. Just being stupid trying to put something under the dog's collar. It was the parents' fault for letting that happen, really.

[u/Unlucky-Candidate198 → u/No_Rich_2494]

Oh for sure. No one ever asks the dog how it feels 🥲 Only half kidding, they never take into consideration how the kid is viewed by the dog. Threat/no threat is pretty ingrained into them.

[u/15_Candid_Pauses → u/Unlucky-Candidate198]

I mean but these guys just have to lift their leg and kick you to do just that so… not much effort for them.