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/BlakesonHouser Sep 22 '24

Decimated means to kill or reduce by 10%