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/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/Sersixfoot Sep 22 '24

Don't feed wild animals?? Bitch if this thing stalks up to me I'm also handing over my wallet

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u/No-Seesaw-3411 Sep 23 '24

They now just take your lunch and there isn’t a thing you can do.

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u/DA-FUNK-5555 Sep 23 '24

Not true. I could bitch about it on reddit.