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Cassowary strikes to the abdomen are among the rarest of all, but in one case in 1995, a dog was kicked in the belly. The blow left no puncture, but severe bruising occurred. The dog later died from an apparent intestinal rupture. [76] Another human death due to a cassowary was recorded in Florida on April 12, 2019.
Dogs mourn their owners and each other, and cats mourn the food they were supposed to get 20 minutes ago but didn’t because their human servant tried to sleep in on a Saturday. But one thing ...
Edward Blyth first identified the northern cassowary from a specimen from an aviary located in Calcutta, India, in 1860. [2] It is the most recently discovered of all the cassowary species. [4] The genus name Casuarius is derived from the Malay word kesuari "cassowary", while the species name unappendiculatus refers to the species' single ...
Most of these cases involve attacks on humans, and many others on domestic dogs. In the majority of the cases studied, the attacks have come when the birds are being fed or when they expected food.
Likewise, the cassowary is one of the world's most dangerous birds, for it is capable of inflicting fatal kicking-injuries with its powerful legs, and the dagger-like claw on its inner toe. It is known to have killed several humans who have gotten too close, and they are especially dangerous when chicks are nearby.
The campground’s host, Nikita McDowell, filmed the cassowary’s “unexpected ocean swim,” officials said. Video footage shared on Facebook by 9 News shows the large bird bobbing along the waves.
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The older McClean then tripped and fell to the ground. While he was on the ground, the cassowary kicked him in the neck, opening a 1.25 cm (0.5 in) wound that may have severed his jugular vein. The boy died of his injuries shortly thereafter. [14] Another human death due to a southern cassowary was recorded in Florida, United States on 12 April ...