Growling Cassowary

[despiertobx]

That kid that died was trying to kill the bird with a club. I never heard of this creature until I came face to face with one recently. It was the most amazing creature I ever saw. I was all in her face taking photos - no aggression whatsoever. Maybe they DON'T enjoy being caged and abused?

[Kryodrache]

More like he lingered for a little while and then died.

[reshsamech]

There are 221 recorded attacks from this bird, only one death out of all of them in 1926. The boy was kicked in the neck by one and he dropped dead.

[sompret]

God, how many beers did it chug?

[vsboy25]

They are just psycho birds, they like hyper aggressive all the time planning to attack something.

[RajaJayasinghe]

OMG it really is a velociraptor!

[Darthbelal]

I would've loved to have seen Steve Irwin tackle one of these in the wild.

OY! It's a Cassowary and he's really cranky, crikey!

[mattyblues101]

shit aint a tweetie bird ..thats for damn sure

[TolaMacarino]

It looks like a dinosaur.

[zakartaz]

sounds like my mother-in-law

[Sebastianisgreat]

the dubstep bird

[maxwolfeee]

i really thought it was setting itself up for a massive fart.

[ToddBoss100]

i work at fleays wildlife park on the gold coast, and i prefer catching 6 meter crocs then getting in with these fellas especially the females....very territorial

[Plat1na]

@ToddBoss100

lol u took that straight from Most Dangerous

[DarkZholt]

Wild Cassowary used Growl

...

It's not very effective ...

Seriously, I was expecting it to be scary xD

[19baby82]

They are not gentle birds, some people have no idea, I also live in Australia, people need to get there facts straight. Even if you were nice to one they would never be nice back lol!

[19baby82]

They are no gentle birds, some people have no idea, I also live in Australia, people need to get there facts straight. Even if you were nice to one they would never be nice back lol!

[Assshithole95]

It looks like the bird is burping.

[vsboy25]

if it was not for the fence it would have jumped an torn the persons chest open with its razor blade toes , it will strike people at any moment hence the cages they keep them behind, in the wild your best bet is to stand still as when you run they will flak you an kill you.

[Fredisaclown]

@vsboy25 YES ALL OF US WOULD AHVE DONE THE SAME TO YOU AT THE CHURCH

[NeoItoh]

@vsboy25 The last recorded death caused by a cassowary was in 1912, and that was a provoked attack. They are dangerous, but they're not brutal, pointless killers. They only attack in self-defence.

[vsboy25]

@NeoItoh When in a group they will most definitely flak an attack people who may threaten there territory reason that there are not many deaths is they live in the rainforests.

[NeoItoh]

@vsboy25 A 2003 study of attacks by the Southern Cassowary in Queensland found no wounds larger than punctures about 1.5 cm in diameter. Of 221 attacks studied, 150 were against humans. 75% of these were from cassowaries that had been fed by people. 71% of the time the bird chased or charged the victim. 15% of the time they kicked. Of all 150 attacks there was only one human death.

So yes, it's all internet hype.

[vsboy25]

@NeoItoh

Well I live in Australia an they are very gentle birds however there claws can split a person open if they feel threaten enough, but if you don’t live in Australia come down as everybody is welcome an see them for yourself as they are amazing prehistoric looking birds.

[NeoItoh]

@vsboy25 I would indeed like to see them for myself. There are a lot of things in Queensland I would like to see - it's supposed to be the one region on earth that is closest to the prehistoric world. :)

[vsboy25]

@NeoItoh Its awesome Australia is nick named the Land before time as most of it is the way it was thounds of years ago.

Anyway hope you can make the trip some day.

[EJArendee]

That's so metal

[Jhzx136]

badass bird

[autobotguy]

Nevermind all that, it just had a Barqs rootbeer. Its the Barq with bite! :P

[mpackman]

Cassowaries are the best animals ever. I've never heard this growling before, though! Awesome.

[ElRousey]

deepest sound I ever heard out of a bird...

[Madagasmask]

I don't think this is an agressive sound. More a communcation type. They make a sort of hissing noise when they're angry. Then, they strike. :3 Deadly big buggers.

[acitcratna]

The ridge comb on their head is full of air pockets.

They use that deep 'growl' as a form of communication which is detected in the comb.

Its so deep so that it can travel the greatest distances through rainforest.

[doyoubeleeve]

omg, what a bizarre sound coming from that. So I take it they don't fly then? What a freaky lookin thing.

[batmanzena]

if i was standing there, i'd never take a fence for granted ever again. sheesh these magnificent (but deadly) birds are huge.

[Leonesaurus13]

Sounds like a theropod dinosaur.

[hippocampuszosterae]

I wonder why...

[AcanLord]

@Leonesaurus13

 They are theropod dinosaurs.

[JoeyDeBird3]

no surprise to me

[CapitanoGUC]

@Leonesaurus13 he is burping -- he had too much beer ...:-D

[spentfromnz]

@Leonesaurus13

How would you know what a theropod sounds like?

[tombakerazshadow]

@Leonesaurus13 because it is a theropod dinosaur(DUH!)

[Tomozaurus]

@Leonesaurus13 It is a theropod dinosaur.

[lion371]

I bet the ostrich and emu also the rhea could be just as mean if mad enough.

[Piatnitskysaurus]

they dont have a middle claw as long as a human finger :P

[thestateofthings]

Actually, they are endangered because of feral dogs, their habitat shrinking & traffic accidents.

[rsvy91368]

They are rapidly becoming extinct due to poaching.

There are less than 1000 left.

[longjohncider]

if it came down to it a think i would win a fight with it

[Piatnitskysaurus]

I've seen them in person, the calls are so deep they rerberate over the ground.

[t239]

Sounds like he was just choking on a KFC bone

[kittydreamz86]

And one of the most dangerous animals that are kept in a zoo. They kill people.

[icepirates]

i like that, i didnt realise but this is the most dangerous bird in the world according to guinness world records. i went looking for one in auz rainforest but never found it they had road signs warning you about them too!