Angry Birds

There are birds out there.  


Birds you may have never seen 


or heard of.


Big birds.


And they’re angry.


The most dangerous birds on earth…


Attitude: Bad


Weaponry: Formidable…want to see?

Power: 190 pounds behind those raging claws


So what is this creature?  Some new video-game creation?  No…it’s the cassowary, from Australia and New Guinea.   


See the “casque” on top of its head?  That’s said to be made of a styrofoam-type material covered by a hard latex-type material.  Strange bird but strangely beautiful!

And deadly.  These birds have killed humans and eviscerated dogs. Soldiers in WWII were warned about, but still injured by, them. Even zoo-keepers have been seriously injured by those murderous dagger claws.  

So, lesson for today: when in Australia, carry a police riot shield and have your cell phone speed dial set to 911 (that’s 000 in Australia)   🙂


Want to see a cassowary attack?  Not too scary to watch, but it would be scary to be in it.