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Cassowary kills man at farm near Alachua
Gainsville.com ^ | 13 April 2019 | C Swriko

Posted on 04/13/2019 4:53:18 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

The large, flightless birds, with dagger-like claws, are considered the world’s most dangerous.

“He was doing what he loved,” she said, adding that she did not want to talk anymore.

"The cassowary can slice open any predator or potential threat with a single swift kick. Powerful legs help the cassowary run up to 31 miles per hour (50 kilometers per hour) through the dense forest underbrush.”

“It looks like it was accidental. My understanding is that the gentleman was in the vicinity of the bird and at some point fell. When he fell, he was attacked,”

(Excerpt) Read more at gainesville.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: alachua; birds; cassowary; florida; storkzilla
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To: DUMBGRUNT

41 posted on 04/13/2019 5:25:08 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople
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To: EEGator

Ka-rikey! OK, yeah, that would slit you up a treat...


42 posted on 04/13/2019 5:25:20 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Cold Heart
Speeding cars do the trick.


43 posted on 04/13/2019 5:25:30 PM PDT by csvset (illegitimi non carborundum)
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To: Fightin Whitey

I’ve seen a casserole or two that would stop a grizzly in its tracks.

TWO GIANT CLAWS UP!!
Nice.


44 posted on 04/13/2019 5:25:40 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!")
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To: MrEdd

If you give up on guard dogs, try these instead.


45 posted on 04/13/2019 5:26:35 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Would you rather face a horse sized duck or 100 duck sized horses on the battlefield?)
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To: Steely Tom

Ah, someone who knows great sci-fi.


46 posted on 04/13/2019 5:27:05 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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To: 21twelve

My sister was a zookeeper several years ago, she took care of the birds. They had a couple of those birds, they are very dangerous.


47 posted on 04/13/2019 5:28:56 PM PDT by wjcsux (The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
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To: BipolarBob

If you give up on guard dogs, try these instead.

You would need a Jurassic Park fence to contain them.

See photo in #19!


48 posted on 04/13/2019 5:29:22 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!")
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To: EEGator

That’s a set of talons!


49 posted on 04/13/2019 5:41:29 PM PDT by wjcsux (The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Something I can train to hunt packs of angry pit bulls


50 posted on 04/13/2019 5:42:22 PM PDT by Chauncey Gardiner
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To: Chauncey Gardiner

Something I can train to hunt packs of angry pit bulls..

I have heard of the old lady that swallowed the spider to catch the fly...

What if they do not like you as a trainer?

Good luck.


51 posted on 04/13/2019 5:45:20 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!")
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Am I only one who had to Google “cassowary?”


52 posted on 04/13/2019 5:46:07 PM PDT by Restless
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To: DUMBGRUNT
They say they like to disembowel people. A High Anxiety moment:

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53 posted on 04/13/2019 5:46:14 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Looks similar to the Apteryx, a “wingless bird with hairy feathers,”


54 posted on 04/13/2019 5:55:01 PM PDT by steveo
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To: DUMBGRUNT
Bring in a deadly species from outside your Country and become its victim.......wonder if the guy was a Pelosi fan?
55 posted on 04/13/2019 5:59:26 PM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

These birds tip the scale at 100 lbs, so while not as large as alligators, you might consider them small dinos.


56 posted on 04/13/2019 6:04:52 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: Restless

I knew what it was but NOTHING about them!

Now, I’m hoping the minus 25F winters keep them out of DuPage County IL?


57 posted on 04/13/2019 6:23:24 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!")
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To: MuttTheHoople

I’m a sucker for any guy that can quote ‘Napoleon’ to me!

*SIGH*


58 posted on 04/13/2019 6:24:04 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin ( "Why can't you be more like Lloyd Braun?")
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

Stop on by, I think it is safe in northern Illinois?
The winter cold, keeps them at bay?

Just check out the photo in #19!!!


59 posted on 04/13/2019 6:27:59 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!")
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To: null and void

Someone spank that monkey!

He’s choking that poor chicken!


60 posted on 04/13/2019 6:28:50 PM PDT by Alas Babylon! (The media is after us. Trump's just in the way.)
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