Worlds Deadliest Chick Hatches in Cotswolds Bird Park
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It might look sweet and innocent , but this southern cassowary chick will grow up to be one of the most dangerous birds in the world
Not only can they grow to a height of 5ft 11'' and can weigh 9 stone , they have deadly 10 cm claws that they have used to kill people in the past
More recently one killed its owner in Florida 5 years ago
But they are a protected species and this one is the first to have hatched at Birdland in over 25 years
So don't expect it to be doing the 'birdie song' any time soon , it is more suited to jurassic park
I had to get my uncle in Australia to fend of a hungry emu who took a liking to the lunch in my back pack.I tried to run..er not very clever they are speedy and I was pursued and petrified.
MelissaLee1 Another big bird M, i prefer the one that was with Rod Hull , not so vicious , except with Michael Parkinson
Can you imagine an almost 6' bird on your bird feeder?
Your post took me back to 1971 Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
OR
The Birdie Song (1981) - The Tweets
tumblespots I used to love chirpy cheep cheep M, not so much a fan of the birdie song though, except at parties
lol
Wow never heard of these birds. Can imagine why they are protected if they are dangerous would be frightening to encounter one
Jerseydrew I suppose if a dinosaur , or a Pterodactyl to be more relevant, existed today J , they would be protected despite being highly dangerous
I've seen videos previously of them walking along the beach in Australia. A person is just out walking and suddenly notices a Cassowary to his side. A quick look shows loads of videos of Cassowaries at the beach in Australia. They are very good at defending themselves that is for sure. Beautiful bird but I'd certainly like to keep them at a distance from me. Britain's birds seem a bit unimpressive compared to Australia but at least one bird is bigger here and that is the Seagull.
BonzoBanana Thank goodness cassowary's can't fly B, imagine something that size dumping on you from a great height like seagulls do 
Never heard of a bird that big apart from a Quetzalcoatlus dinosaur bird, do you have a picture of it?
telmel I didn't see the link, got it now, it even looks nasty lol I'm glad their not walking around near me
martinlufc5637 It's said a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, i wouldn't be having one of these in my hand, they can stay in the bush 
telmel Considering they now say many of the smaller dinosaurs had feathers you wonder if in prehistoric times if there were dinosaurs very similar to this. The face looks much more like many of the smaller dinosaurs.
BonzoBanana Probably B, it definitely has the prehistoric features and the aggression
martinlufc5637 Thanks for posting the above picture.My husband and I travelled extensively across Australia by camper van and we saw lots of signs warning us about them but never actually saw one.We had emus on one camp site one of which swiped another camper's breakfast.Quite aggressive.
Best birds ever.
I wrote a homework sentence about one once, and the teacher marked it wrong, cos she'd never heard of it. I've still not forgiven her nearly 40yrs later
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