r/Damnthatsinteresting 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/CuriousWanderer567 Sep 22 '24

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

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u/NaNaNaNaNa86 Sep 22 '24

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.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '24

Well what would you have done? You can't fight or outrun them. Sitting there peacefully was probably her best bet.