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Large bird attacks and kills its fallen owner in Florida
MSN,CBS,AP ^ | 4/14/2019 | not shown

Posted on 04/14/2019 6:12:44 AM PDT by sodpoodle

ALACHUA, Fla. (AP) — A large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea attacked and killed its owner when the man fell on his property in Florida, authorities said Saturday.

The Alachua County Fire Rescue Department told the Gainesville Sun that a cassowary killed the man Friday on the property near Gainesville, likely using its long claws. The victim, whose name was not released, was apparently breeding the birds, state wildlife officials said.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: again; alachua; cassowary; darwin; darwinaward; exoticanimals; florida; nature
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To: donozark

They lost the “Emu Wars”. Something to take into consideration right there.


21 posted on 04/14/2019 6:35:10 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: Vermont Lt

You are spot on. They certainly have the capabilities to rip you open. They are still in the wild in Northern Queensland especially in the forests along the Cassowary Coast. You shouldnt go into those areas especially when the mothers have young.


22 posted on 04/14/2019 6:35:22 AM PDT by melsec (There's a track, winding back, to an old forgotten shack along the road to Gundagai..)
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To: sodpoodle
Agree. Caution is in order for handling many wild animals. Humans unfamiliar to the risk can be badly hurt or killed by wild hogs. Wild ferrel hogs, if cornered, or if you threaten their offspring can cut you to pieces with their tusks. I once had to kill a sow who came after me for that reason. I've seen idiots move to crawl in pen with them, until someone stopped them. That ignorance can be fatal.
23 posted on 04/14/2019 6:35:30 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Ezekiel

Haha well done!


24 posted on 04/14/2019 6:36:14 AM PDT by melsec (There's a track, winding back, to an old forgotten shack along the road to Gundagai..)
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To: sodpoodle
Cassowary Claw:


25 posted on 04/14/2019 6:38:50 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: sodpoodle
Claw of a Cassowary:


26 posted on 04/14/2019 6:39:40 AM PDT by Godebert
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To: sodpoodle

“The victim, whose name was not released, was apparently breeding the birds...”

Thought I’d check the comments after reading that line.

Disappointed so far.


27 posted on 04/14/2019 6:43:52 AM PDT by fungoking (Tis a pleasure to live in the 0zarks)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Powerful legs help the cassowary run up to 31 miles per hour (50 kph) through the dense forest underbrush”

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I wouldn’t be so quick to assume the guy simply ‘fell’ and was then attacked.


28 posted on 04/14/2019 6:47:18 AM PDT by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

What IS the ground speed velocity of an unladen cassowary?


29 posted on 04/14/2019 6:48:53 AM PDT by freedomlover
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To: sodpoodle

Supposedly, the damn things are especially dangerous when being fed because they are prone then to go into attack mode even without provocation. Although Australasian natives nevertheless managed to semi-domesticate the creatures as a food source by taking and raising them as chicks, they remained dangerous to keep.


30 posted on 04/14/2019 6:51:35 AM PDT by Rockingham
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To: bramps

I read the Wikipedia article on cassowaries. It sounds like the big danger from them is being kicked while one is down. The center claw is sharp and something like 5 inches long. A nasty puncture.


31 posted on 04/14/2019 6:53:51 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine ( "It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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To: sodpoodle

Survival rule number 1 - don’t own a “pet” that could kill you. /s


32 posted on 04/14/2019 6:58:46 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: sodpoodle
The're cute things, aint they?


33 posted on 04/14/2019 7:01:11 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: Olog-hai

Maybe the bird is muslem (New Zealand, RIGHT?) and is just doing what peaceful muslem birds do?


34 posted on 04/14/2019 7:04:44 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: sodpoodle; Norski; Boomer

I expect Norski and Boomer will be here any minute.


35 posted on 04/14/2019 7:05:52 AM PDT by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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To: Rockingham

Definitely sounds muslem.


36 posted on 04/14/2019 7:05:56 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: Delta 21

37 posted on 04/14/2019 7:07:12 AM PDT by chris37 (Monday, March 25 2019 is Maga Day!)
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To: EEGator

LOLOL.. Thank you for that link. I had forgotten about that clip. Timeless!


38 posted on 04/14/2019 7:10:33 AM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
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To: fungoking

Thats been legal in Floriduh for a while now, so......


39 posted on 04/14/2019 7:11:51 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: Delta 21

We must hope then that the birds do not learn to construct IEDs.


40 posted on 04/14/2019 7:13:10 AM PDT by Rockingham
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