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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: Vermont Lt

Cassowary

EMU

Both are dinosaurs. All birds evolved from the ancient branch

The modern Limu is the current evolutionary product wherein a dinosaur is used to sell car insurance

61 posted on 04/14/2019 8:05:28 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Honduras must be invaded to protect America from invasion)
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To: tired&retired

“When confronted with a charging cassowary, kiss your @zz goodbye because you can’t shoot it, because Aussies are mostly disarmed.”


62 posted on 04/14/2019 8:10:19 AM PDT by elcid1970 (My gun safe is saying, "Room for one more, honey!")
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To: CIB-173RDABN

Survival Rule # 2 - Ban deadly birds, snakes, etc, from being brought into the country & those who break the ban are punished by being caged with the living contraband, bird, snake, etc.


63 posted on 04/14/2019 8:12:08 AM PDT by This I Wonder32460 (Stay Calm & MAGA On!)
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To: sodpoodle

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cassowary+attacks+human&sp=mAEB

cassowary attacks human Youtube vids


64 posted on 04/14/2019 8:12:22 AM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: EEGator

Need a picture of NYC Mayor.


65 posted on 04/14/2019 8:23:02 AM PDT by duckman ( Not tired of winning!)
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To: Delta 21

66 posted on 04/14/2019 8:23:08 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase

See. They guy just fell down.


67 posted on 04/14/2019 8:25:46 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: Rebelbase

https://youtu.be/8jB2QFmXUCo

This guy keeps falling down as well.(?)


68 posted on 04/14/2019 8:31:24 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: Delta 21

What is the point of raising these raptors? Tasty drumsticks?


69 posted on 04/14/2019 8:35:02 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: j.havenfarm
Living in Florida since the 60's, gators were mainly Okeechobee and south. You used to be able to swim in fresh water ponds and streams, no more. We have Nile monitors, Iguanas, Pythons, anacondas, and lion fish thanks to people releasing exotics pets. My concern now is that someone will release Black Mambas and Nile Crocodiles. And big gators are everywhere, I used to snorkel the Myakka river looking for fossils in the 70's. Now I'd just be chum.
70 posted on 04/14/2019 8:36:15 AM PDT by Waverunner (I'd like to welcome our new overlords, say hello to my little friend)
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To: Vermont Lt

Exactly right!

Just four months ago, I moved into a mountain home that came with eight chickens. Knowing only that they are tasty egg laying birds, I did my homework and discovered that they are distant relatives of the T-Rex.

As I got to know them, I discovered they’re potentially lethal. I’ve hunted most things that can hunt you, but the way these things move...Cheetah speed. Fifty, sixty miles an hour if they ever got out into the open, and they’re astonishing jumpers. Then there’s the one I named “Blue”. That one... when she looks at you, you can see she’s working things out. Oh sure, at first there’s clucking and crowing...then later, there’s running and screaming!


71 posted on 04/14/2019 9:04:51 AM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: sodpoodle

I have seen the cassowary in the northeast Australia wild and there are signs all over warning to leave the area if one is sighted.


72 posted on 04/14/2019 9:07:56 AM PDT by chrisinoc
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To: super7man

I’m thinking slow cooked for Thanksgiving. Could feed 30 people or more. What are you thinking?


73 posted on 04/14/2019 9:48:29 AM PDT by Boomer (One can be an American or a Democrat but never both; not since Zero was elected anyway.)
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To: Texas Fossil

I’ve never heard of the breed.”””

Very colorful bird. Seen it many times on Jack Hanna’s shows.


74 posted on 04/14/2019 9:56:01 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: tired&retired

Unlike emus, which reputedly can only kick backwards (no, I don’t believe this either), cassowaries can kick in a forward and downward direction.

My neighbor had 2 emus. Don’t know where OR WHY he got them.

He witnessed the female jump up, lift & kick both of her legs, with her talons out & busy. She eviserated her male partner with just that one attack, and opened him up like a sword might have. Opened him up from top to bottom....one swipe. He was dead in seconds.


75 posted on 04/14/2019 10:00:47 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: sodpoodle
Just what Florida needs, more killer invasive species. I'd file this story under "karma".
 
76 posted on 04/14/2019 10:13:57 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie
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To: Boomer

Who? The guy or the bird?


77 posted on 04/14/2019 12:47:48 PM PDT by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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To: Vermont Lt

I once tossed a small snake in my chicken coop. Crazy what they did to it. Dinosaurs is right. Talons sharp.


78 posted on 04/14/2019 12:50:58 PM PDT by CJ Wolf (Free)
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To: ridesthemiles

I watch very little TV, that explains it.

Thanks for the explanation.


79 posted on 04/14/2019 1:05:02 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Tea Party Terrorist

Wow. Mango’s are huge and very hard center. I will avoid that bird.


80 posted on 04/14/2019 1:06:37 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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