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Cassowary, “the most dangerous bird in the world…”

Yesterday, I was catching up on world news. I read about a sighting of the Cassowary on the coast of Australia.

I’ve never heard of this bird. I was fascinated. The article said it is the most dangerous bird in the world. I wanted to understand why. Well, one look at the height of the bird and those massive bird claws explains everything.

The closeup of this bird’s face shows beautiful coloring, such piercing eyes.

Here’s something else that is interesting about this bird. The female lays the eggs. Then it is the male that incubates the eggs for 50 days. After that he has full responsibility for being the caregiver of these babies for 9 months.

Have you heard of this bird? Do you know anything else about it?

11 responses to “Cassowary, “the most dangerous bird in the world…””

  1. Interesting

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  2. So interesting!
    I have never heard of it 🦃

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      I hadn’t either. What big feet he has. LOL

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  3. It’s an endangered piece, a very few of them have been left. An interesting thing I had learnt that females may mate with several males.

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      Are they mainly in Australia? It does seem like there is a role reversal with these birds.

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      1. They are also found in New Guinea. Interesting thing is that they are flightless, but they can run fast.

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        Yes, I read that, and those claws, they said you wouldn’t want to get them mad.

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      3. Oh yes, their claws are quite long and sharp.

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  4. Very colorful. Sort of reminds me of Mayzie ,a duck-like character from the Dr. Seuss books like Horton Hatches an Egg.

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      Yes, you are right! Dr Seuss, of course!

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