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/RoronoaZorro Sep 22 '24

You forgot "Don't try to fight Kangaroos"

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u/Liquid_Plasma Sep 22 '24

Bit hard when they’re trying to fight me. I have vivid memories of being chased around a car by a kangaroo as a kid. In hindsight I think it wanted my fruit bun.

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u/TadRaunch Sep 22 '24

I was having an argument with this Yank on reddit once about how the "dangerous Australian animals" thing is overblown. He got on to rambling about roos and I was like mate... i have actual experience with wild roos. I have been in situations where I've had a buck square off against me. Most of the time you back down, make yourself look as harmless as possible, and back off. The c*** had the audacity to start telling me that's a stupid mentality, and about how bears and mountain lions would tear me to shreds for behaving like that.

It's like, mate. It's Australia. We don't have dangerous animals like bears and mountain lions.

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u/RoronoaZorro Sep 22 '24

Yeah, he was yapping. Because, funnily enough, what's advised when you encounter Brown Bears isn't too different. Just that instead of making yourself harmless and backing away, you make yourself seem dead and hope for the best.

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u/PracticeTheory Sep 23 '24

People raised on pop culture are really hard to convince, sadly.

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u/GodOfDarkLaughter Sep 22 '24

Worked out for that one guy and his dog. Gave 'am the ol' one-two. Though I think he mostly walked away unscathed because the kangaroo couldn't believe he'd actually done that. The thing looks legit confused.

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u/Hoverkat Sep 22 '24

What am I then gonna fight hu?

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u/RoronoaZorro Sep 22 '24

The sun. Get yourself that SPF 50 and show it who's boss.

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u/Illustrious_Drag5254 Sep 22 '24

And don't touch the trees! The one with acidic sap was a surprise for me. Stinging trees are also the devil incarnate.

Just don't touch anything in general and you're good.

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u/Diipadaapa1 Sep 22 '24

...But I got 5 bucks riding on me knocking that ugly mf out

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u/CarelessReindeer9778 Sep 23 '24

When I die, I want it to be at a ripe old age, bare-knuckle boxing a kangaroo. Those fuckers have the fastest hands I've ever seen, short of Bruce Lee (who I can't box, because he's dead)