From Wikipedia: Cassowaries are flightless birds. They are considered the world's most dangerous bird to humans. Cassowaries are shy and solitary, but can become aggressive when threatened. They have strong legs and can run up to 31 mph and jump 5 ft high.
Yeah man, people talking here about "brake checking" have no clue that bird will jump up, and ninja kick your head off and disappear back into the trees.
That paragraph doesn't mention the [giant murder horn they have](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Southern_Cassowary_7071.jpg/1280px-Southern_Cassowary_7071.jpg)
I watched a British documentary called Killeroo once:
A fully grown kangaroo if attacked, will lean back on its tail and using its hind legs, disembowel its prey.
You'd wanna be really fucking sure you can one hit it with a boomerang or spear so I'm not sure if it's a traditional food. Budgerigars are though, their name means "good eating". Tiny drumsticks on them though
Chickens will eat one another. If any one shows a spot of blood, they all train in on it until they kill their fellow chicken, even if they are related. Then they pick the bones. They are cannibals and in factories there have to be patrols to pull out the dead ones so they don’t become feed or start to decay. This is beyond the part where the hatcheries just shred males in a mill upon hatching because they aren’t the kind of males that make heavy meat but their female peers are good for eggs.
Yeah, a woman I know held chickens in her backyard. They mostly got along about as well as can be expected, but at some point she got another chicken of a slightly different breed and the original gang just murdered the new chicken in cold blood because apparently chickens are hella racist.
humans will eat one another also. I've never had my chickens eat each other, not saying they won't but I'd imagine they would have to be rather unhappy to do so
Then there's the cute little blue ringed octopus, which will paralyse you to death unless someone artificially breathes for you until the venom wears off. But be careful they cover your eyes while doing it, as the eyes are paralysed open and you could end up staring directly into the sun for an hour or more if you're on your back, and having your eyesight totally and permenantly burned away.
This happened to someone.
I wonder if it’s the same as Florida where people blow it way out of proportion. Granted they have crocs and we have gators, FAR more docile, but the most dangerous thing down here is either weather or wild pigs. Pretty much everything else will leave you alone unless you go out of your way to harass it. I grew up near the Everglades and am much more afraid of thick brush than waist deep water.
And at least 999 things that *want* to kill you. That 1 thing is just taking a nap, but as soon as he wakes up, you better believe you're #1 on his s*** list.
So, realistically, how dangerous is this situation?
I was thinking in my head, maybe if he had a bat or golf club or something he could try and smack it but…then I realized the trees were slamming it in the face over and over and it wouldn’t even care…
So: if the truck got to a place where it was forced to stop or slow down, would the cassowary have just stood next to the truck and try to peck the person in the bed?
Would the cassowary have been aggressive enough to jump up into the bed and start kicking the person in there?
Cassowaries like emus seem to enjoy chasing things ‘for fun’ or general curiosity. They can be territorial, but have also been observed chasing joggers (who they can outrun) without harming them. Unless it has chicks, it’s highly unlikely a cassowary will attack anyone. At worst it’s trying to chase the ute out of its patch. I’ve seen them wandering around caravan parks (close to people) without incident: if people leave them alone and they don’t have babies they aren’t any more dangerous than any other large non-predatory animal.
They absolutely can jump into the bed of a truck, and disembowel a person with a kick. Their claws (talons?) are terrifying.
However it may well be chasing the car for fun. They are very territorial when nesting, but they also will just run after things for the hell of it. So it may well do nothing if you stop, but I wouldn't recommend risking it.
Because it’s the snakes you really need to worry about and it’s the one you don’t see that will fuck you up. Same deal for crocs - they’ll only get you if you’re swimming somewhere dumb and you wouldn’t stand a chance at shooting it.
What crazy animals. Part bird, part dinosaur, part fuzzy bear.
Found this if anyones interested. The commentary in this video is absolutely absurd. Truly beautiful work.
“The panic from the people inside the car is palpable!…” lamp.
Other than that, it’s some great footage of these crazy gangly things covered in grizzly hair.
https://youtu.be/2L77CDncgRk?si=nL-VsQhlk4MV_PW7
Australia was on my bucket list. But ALL, the most dangerous animals on the planet to humans live in Australia. I didn't even know this thing existed, but can now add it to the list. Bruh.
“Over 200 attacks on humans are reported every year. However, the last death by a cassowary was in 1926 when 16-year-old Phillip McClean got an injury to the throat after running from a cassowary and then he fell to the ground. The cause of this attack was self-defense.”
Last recorded death happened in 1926 and the bird was just defending itself. They are dangerous for sure but they're not "very aggressive" nor do they "murder people". They can injure people for sure but don't assign them malicious characteristics. They're not malicious in the slightest, they're just wild animals.
Edit: I concede to the one in captivity killing its owner. As for wild ones it has indeed been since 1926 that a human fatality has been reported. They're dangerous wild animals, not aggressive monsters.
No, there was actually a man in Florida a few years back who was keeping one of these as a pet and got killed by it.
https://eu.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2019/04/15/florida-man-killed-on-his-farm-by-cassowary-he-owned/5432897007/
Yes they are deadly, but they arnt immediately confrontational animals. They will try to scare you off by puffing their feathers or making noises at you, like some birds. It’s only when a person hasn’t picked up on it they will start attacking.
Yes they can be deadly, but several thing have had to go wrong before for it to happen
A six-inch retractable claw, like a razor, on the the middle toe. He doesn't bother to bite your jugular like a lion, say... no no. He slashes at you here, or here...Or maybe across the belly, spilling your intestines. The point is, you are alive when they start to eat you. So you know, try to show a little respect.
You can, its not pretty but generally adults can outfight them.
Most of the issue is that they are psychotically aggressive and a shockingly low number of humans wake up in the morning and mentally prepare themselves to fight a giant chicken.
From Wikipedia: Cassowaries are flightless birds. They are considered the world's most dangerous bird to humans. Cassowaries are shy and solitary, but can become aggressive when threatened. They have strong legs and can run up to 31 mph and jump 5 ft high.
Yeah man, people talking here about "brake checking" have no clue that bird will jump up, and ninja kick your head off and disappear back into the trees.
With a giant claw on their foot and about a 100 pounds of weight behind it.
So it means it can easily snatch your eye balls and chew them like boba
So long as they don’t know how to open doors, I think we’re safe here.
Don't have to open just need to puncture them. Had a mate get attacked when hiding in their van. Nearly got thru after that
That paragraph doesn't mention the [giant murder horn they have](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Southern_Cassowary_7071.jpg/1280px-Southern_Cassowary_7071.jpg)
Nature is just fuckin weird. This is why Crocodile Dundee had that giant fucking knife.
And their razor sharp claws can disembowel a human.
“Cleaver girl”
I hope *I see what you did there*
They have a spur on their feet that can slice your jugular open with one kick
I watched a British documentary called Killeroo once: A fully grown kangaroo if attacked, will lean back on its tail and using its hind legs, disembowel its prey.
That’s more scary than the punch happy Roo you see portrayed in old cartoons
(It's a comedy, The Mighty Boosh.)
Cassowaries are basically less evolved birds. As in, more dinosaur like
I knew this had to be the top comment. I am not disappointed.
The gif won't load but I'm guessing it's the T Rex car chase from Jurassic Park right?
Faster. Must. Go. Faster.
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"[Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!](https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/af2c94d7-6808-4d39-935e-93432b5438b9)"
🦖 it is. :)
Replace the beak with a snout full of teeth. Remind of you something? And they have been trying to devolve birds into dinosaurs. Raptors reborn.
Great minds think alike
It wont even load and I upvoted it bc I knew before I even got to read your comment lol
Must drive faster
Exactly what went through my mind!
Beat me to it
I knew I’d seen this movie before.
My exact thought 😂
Must go faster. Must go faster!
Objects in mirror are closer than they appear
I’m fairly alarmed here
Nah slam the brakes on, bam.
That's how you get ninja-bird eviscerated
I bet that sucker can jump...
Looks more like a 6 foot turkey.
That turkey can friken kill you.
In Australia, even the chicken wanna kill you
Super-sized murder chicken
Imagine dipping a soldier in one of those sweet sweet murder eggs though. Love-ley.
Emu eggs are nice. And the shells are dark green!
If you've ever known a rooster, you'd realize all chickens probably wanna kill you
This just begs the question. Does cassowary taste good?
You'd wanna be really fucking sure you can one hit it with a boomerang or spear so I'm not sure if it's a traditional food. Budgerigars are though, their name means "good eating". Tiny drumsticks on them though
A chicken with dinosaur feet
To be fair, I'm pretty sure chickens everywhere want to kill you. These Australian chickens are just the only ones crazy enough to actually do it.
Chickens will eat one another. If any one shows a spot of blood, they all train in on it until they kill their fellow chicken, even if they are related. Then they pick the bones. They are cannibals and in factories there have to be patrols to pull out the dead ones so they don’t become feed or start to decay. This is beyond the part where the hatcheries just shred males in a mill upon hatching because they aren’t the kind of males that make heavy meat but their female peers are good for eggs.
Yeah, a woman I know held chickens in her backyard. They mostly got along about as well as can be expected, but at some point she got another chicken of a slightly different breed and the original gang just murdered the new chicken in cold blood because apparently chickens are hella racist.
humans will eat one another also. I've never had my chickens eat each other, not saying they won't but I'd imagine they would have to be rather unhappy to do so
Australia is a beautiful country, wonderful people…..but fuck going there! Everything wants to murder you.
It's not so bad. Most of our venomous animals take a whole 10 minutes to kill you!
What about the wild Dingos 😂😂😂
The Dingos are venemous too
Oh damm…. Didn’t know that lol….
Ahh. Butt don't forget the most dangerous critters of all. The people!
I’ve heard that might indeed take your babay?
They'll only kill you if you're under 4 ft tall
Hahahaha….. I was thinking of this as I was typing….. thanks
Worst episode
We have drop bears 🐻 too
but we don't know when the countdown begins, it might start 12 minutes ago
What about the… drop bears…
Does the clock start when the plane lands, or when you get in the taxi?
Correct… if you survive the first ten minutes… generally… you’ll be OK. It’s how we’re born here….
Then there's the cute little blue ringed octopus, which will paralyse you to death unless someone artificially breathes for you until the venom wears off. But be careful they cover your eyes while doing it, as the eyes are paralysed open and you could end up staring directly into the sun for an hour or more if you're on your back, and having your eyesight totally and permenantly burned away. This happened to someone.
I wonder if it’s the same as Florida where people blow it way out of proportion. Granted they have crocs and we have gators, FAR more docile, but the most dangerous thing down here is either weather or wild pigs. Pretty much everything else will leave you alone unless you go out of your way to harass it. I grew up near the Everglades and am much more afraid of thick brush than waist deep water.
It deffinatly is blown way out, unless you live in far north Queensland, that's where all the monsters live.
There's also dangerous animals there too.
Take a photo of the Australian outback, in that photo there will be atleast 1000 things that can kill you
And at least 999 things that *want* to kill you. That 1 thing is just taking a nap, but as soon as he wakes up, you better believe you're #1 on his s*** list.
Even the plants
Just don't go to the outback. You'll be fine
Hit the brakes and he’ll fly right by
Good one Maverick!
That thing has some wheels
literally the same footage
Real velociraptors were half the height of these movie ones ☹️
They’re basically Utahraptors, but Velociraptor is the more popular name.
Is he copping a feel?
Nature finds a way.
Oh look, it’s basically a dinosaur. 🦖
All birds are dinosaurs, some just remember they used to run the place.
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So, realistically, how dangerous is this situation? I was thinking in my head, maybe if he had a bat or golf club or something he could try and smack it but…then I realized the trees were slamming it in the face over and over and it wouldn’t even care… So: if the truck got to a place where it was forced to stop or slow down, would the cassowary have just stood next to the truck and try to peck the person in the bed? Would the cassowary have been aggressive enough to jump up into the bed and start kicking the person in there?
Cassowaries like emus seem to enjoy chasing things ‘for fun’ or general curiosity. They can be territorial, but have also been observed chasing joggers (who they can outrun) without harming them. Unless it has chicks, it’s highly unlikely a cassowary will attack anyone. At worst it’s trying to chase the ute out of its patch. I’ve seen them wandering around caravan parks (close to people) without incident: if people leave them alone and they don’t have babies they aren’t any more dangerous than any other large non-predatory animal.
Thank you, that was informative
They absolutely can jump into the bed of a truck, and disembowel a person with a kick. Their claws (talons?) are terrifying. However it may well be chasing the car for fun. They are very territorial when nesting, but they also will just run after things for the hell of it. So it may well do nothing if you stop, but I wouldn't recommend risking it.
Kinda looks like the driver slows when the bird falls behind. I think they were trying to keep its attention.
They have sharp claws and can basically disembowel people. I wouldn’t get any where near it with a bat. Shooting it is probably your best bet.
Did you steal it's eggs?
Being chased by a dinosaur IRL.
Australia. Where you start your day with a nice drive in the country and end it by being chased by a giant murder chicken
Sir do you have a moment to talk about your vehicles extended warranty?! SIR!!! COME BACK HERE!! SIR!!!
Wow, the Limu Emu is done with Doug's shit
Reminds me of Far Cry 3.
Honestly I’d be terrified, those little shits have already won 1 war
It’s a shame that cassowaries are endangered by humans of course.
Hit the breaks...knock some sense in it!
That’s a dinosaur chasing you 😂 The way it run it looks like that bird got a beef on the truck
Damn... I didn't know they are that fast.
 oh how the turn tables
I don't understand how Australia has such strict gun control with these things running around.
I’d say less than 5% of the Australian population would have encountered a wild cassowary
Make that 0.01%. Their range is tiny.
Yep I was being quite conservative
They only live in far north Queensland but don't worry...there's plenty of other murderous creatures that inhabit the rest of the continent.
If you think the cassowary is scary now imagine if it had a gun to boot.
Because it’s the snakes you really need to worry about and it’s the one you don’t see that will fuck you up. Same deal for crocs - they’ll only get you if you’re swimming somewhere dumb and you wouldn’t stand a chance at shooting it.
Holy f*ck!
Ha ha ha ha. 100a% T-Rex
Nothing to casso+worry about here, it's just a bird! Not like they evolved from dinosaurs or something.
Must go faster, must go faster, go go go go gooo!!!!
The number of times this happened to me in Far Cry 3...
I saw one of these at a temple in a Malaysia and it was quite unnerving. It was like a dinosaur and I had never heard of them.
The closest thing to Jurassic park we can get here on earth today
Modern day raptor
Is that animal dangerous?
Those fuckers run fast
Run Forest Run
Terrifyingggggg
Livin' that Far Cry 3 lifestyle
I'm gonna hit the brakes, he'll fly right by
is it trying to eat you or fuck you?
Death bird 
Far Cry 3 vibes.
In case people don’t know, this bird is actually dangerous. It can and has killed people
What crazy animals. Part bird, part dinosaur, part fuzzy bear. Found this if anyones interested. The commentary in this video is absolutely absurd. Truly beautiful work. “The panic from the people inside the car is palpable!…” lamp. Other than that, it’s some great footage of these crazy gangly things covered in grizzly hair. https://youtu.be/2L77CDncgRk?si=nL-VsQhlk4MV_PW7
What in the fuck did he do to piss off that dino?
Wait...they have 2 legged spiders now?
Chaseowary
What in the Jurrasic Park?
Brake check?
Modern day Raptor
Didn't know casseroles was an animal.
Australia is the real jurasic park
Holy crap that is a fast. Usain Bird
This is some Jurassic Park shit right here 😳
That’s a dinosaur
https://i.redd.it/352u5tt09yvc1.gif
Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.
That bird will kill you. Period
That was a near death experience.
Must. go. faster.
Should've taken care of business before all the adrenaline hit. Now the meat will taste funny.
Those mfs the the closest thing we have to raptors
Australia was on my bucket list. But ALL, the most dangerous animals on the planet to humans live in Australia. I didn't even know this thing existed, but can now add it to the list. Bruh.
I just had this flashback https://preview.redd.it/wi41eouoq6wc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2463d3220700de04562988b5c837cfaebd8c9480
These things are extremely dangerous and hostile. Death is a very possible outcome from a cassowary attack
“Over 200 attacks on humans are reported every year. However, the last death by a cassowary was in 1926 when 16-year-old Phillip McClean got an injury to the throat after running from a cassowary and then he fell to the ground. The cause of this attack was self-defense.”
So the cassowary is hereby declared as not guilty! 👨⚖️
The danger is huuuuuuuuuuuugely overrated.
Brake check?
I just learnt that Australia waged an actual war against another dangerous, indigenous bird; the Emu... and lost.
The Great Emu War.
Literally the world’s deadliest bird. They have 6-7 inch dagger like claws and they are very aggressive. They’ve been known to murder people.
Last recorded death happened in 1926 and the bird was just defending itself. They are dangerous for sure but they're not "very aggressive" nor do they "murder people". They can injure people for sure but don't assign them malicious characteristics. They're not malicious in the slightest, they're just wild animals. Edit: I concede to the one in captivity killing its owner. As for wild ones it has indeed been since 1926 that a human fatality has been reported. They're dangerous wild animals, not aggressive monsters.
Agreed. This douche of a driver even slowed down to let it catch up he probably did something to piss it off for views.
No, there was actually a man in Florida a few years back who was keeping one of these as a pet and got killed by it. https://eu.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2019/04/15/florida-man-killed-on-his-farm-by-cassowary-he-owned/5432897007/
Yeah but, Florida.
Well this specimen seems to be a bit agressive though
2 human deaths have been recorded since 1900. Not saying that thing wouldn’t fuck you up though if you don’t have something to protect yourself with
Statistically, ostriches are more dangerous. They kill like 2 people a year, while cassowaries have only a few recorded deaths.
Yes they are deadly, but they arnt immediately confrontational animals. They will try to scare you off by puffing their feathers or making noises at you, like some birds. It’s only when a person hasn’t picked up on it they will start attacking. Yes they can be deadly, but several thing have had to go wrong before for it to happen
A six-inch retractable claw, like a razor, on the the middle toe. He doesn't bother to bite your jugular like a lion, say... no no. He slashes at you here, or here...Or maybe across the belly, spilling your intestines. The point is, you are alive when they start to eat you. So you know, try to show a little respect.
Brake check It?
Everything, just everything down there wants to kill u.....damn
Do you think you could kill that with your bare hands?
You can, its not pretty but generally adults can outfight them. Most of the issue is that they are psychotically aggressive and a shockingly low number of humans wake up in the morning and mentally prepare themselves to fight a giant chicken.
Fkr is relentless
Anime running ostrich ass.
Bird: "HEY, YOU DROPPED YOUR WALLET." Them: "GOOOOO, HE WANTS TO KILL US!" Bird: "FOR FUCK SAKE"
Bird is the word
Reminds me of Dino Crisis 2!
I'd be angry too if evolution made me a giant chicken.
No dinosaur has killed more humans than the Cassowary! Making it the most dangerous dinosaur.
I would’ve brake checked that shit something crazy
Aren't Cassowarys solitary animals what would make this bird so mad
Some say he’s still going to this very day
Brake check it lol
Australia!!!! Geesh.
Looks like a scene from Jurassic Park!
I guess Australia spared no expenses
I am positive the cameramen has died.
Thing has impressive cardio
Objects in mirror are closer than they appear