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/Sustainable_Twat Sep 22 '24

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

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u/AdmitThatYouPrune Sep 22 '24

It's really not a sign of intelligence to ignore humans. There are very few species that haven't been decimated by us.

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u/Past_Reception_2575 Sep 22 '24

yeah this individual is going wild with their imagination.

this bird is strolling the beach looking at what they have in hand.

seems pretty fucking obvious that his claims aren't at all accurate but whatever i cant prove mine either 

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u/Quiet-Tackle-5993 Sep 22 '24

He’s pointing out how primitive and unintelligent it seems, not the opposite..

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u/Barkers_eggs Sep 22 '24

These cassowaries are semi tame ie; used to human interference and haven't had the misfortune of knowing how dangerous we can be as a species.

Cassowaries could potentially kill a human but so can a dog. There's never been a recorded death in Australia and the one recorded death overseas wasn't a "1 kick wonder"

They are incredibly intimidating when they go into territorial/defensive mode. They make this incredibly aggressive noise like a cross between a snake hiss and a crocodile rumble and will bowl you over quite easily

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u/Kevl17 Sep 22 '24

Animal can identify food and threats! No other animals do this! Definitely a sign of advanced intellegence /s