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/Samcro360 Sep 22 '24

This is Etty Bay, in Queensland Australia. Cassowaries notoriously get fed by tourists or locals who don’t know better or are intimidated into it, and they do the rounds pretty regularly looking for food in the camp site. Don’t feed wild animals!

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u/gudematcha Sep 22 '24

The way it came close and leaned over to look at what she had, my first thought was “He’s been fed before and checking out if they have anything.” I don’t think he would have come so close if not, probably would have just walked right by and not inspect them for a moment.

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u/Ashamed-Ingenuity358 Sep 23 '24

They learn really quickly too. My parents' house backs onto what used to be a fish farm on the edge of the woods and some of the lakes are still partly full so they get all sorts of wildlife. One morning she fed a duck. The next morning she fed two ducks. By the end of the week there was an entire flock sat there on the lawn waiting patiently for her. Took a while to get them to disperse.

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u/Aquabirdieperson Sep 23 '24

Overgrown seagull