Have you ever heard of the cassowary: it is considered a dangerous bird. But even today it is an animal whose life is in danger.
The cassowary is one of the largest birds in the world and is considered a bird species the most dangerous. Let’s try to understand what are the reasons for this ominous reputation. The cassowary is the cousin of the ostrich and is a species large birds that live mainly in rainforests tropical on the island of New Guinea, where they are the largest land animals, but also less common in Queensland, Australia.
There are three types of cassowaries: the helmeted cassowary, the Bennet’s cassowary and the unicorn cassowary. The cassowary, recognizable by the cartilaginous growth that covers its head and blue neck, measures between 1.20 and 1.80 meters and weighs almost 80 kg. Cassowaries are impressive with their wingspan and cannot fly, but can run at speeds of almost 50 kilometers per hour and even jump up to two meters high! But why are they considered the most dangerous birds in the world?
The cassowary: discovery of an animal threatened with extinction
Cassowaries feed on fruit and are shy animals that live hidden in deep forests and are hardly known to humans. While is not a carnivoreThis black-feathered bird can also be frightening to humans, especially when it feels threatened.
Large bird that lives in the rainforest – Biopianeta.it
His paws are actually equipped with Claws about ten centimeters long, very sharp. In 2019, one of these birds claimed the life of a 75-year-old American for cassowary scratchers with the helmet he kept on his farm.
The cassowary helmet can also be used for beat his opponents. This equipment, which can cause serious injuries, has earned it the title of “most dangerous bird in the world” in the Guinness Book of Records. It is better to avoid rapprochement.
It is believed that it was a bird bred by humans thousands of years ago. A study published on September 27, 2021 in the American journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) says that the first people who came to New Guinea around 42,000 years ago hunted and raised these birds to feed them. Egg shells and cassowary bones have been found in two locations on the island, the oldest dating back to 17,800 BC
On July 29, 2022, the Wuthathi Aboriginal Corporation, an organization responsible for the cultural heritage and aboriginal title of the Wuthathi Aboriginal people in the state of Queensland, Australia, posted footage on its Facebook account showing a cassowary taking a quick Tempo gives chase and he is followed by a Ranger vehicle driving on a trail. That certainly didn’t help Call of the cassowary.