I saw a tweety bird get the best of a puddy tat.
Most Dangerous Bird in the World
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Pete from Perth
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They are protected as are Emus, however you can get a damage licence to shoot if they are a problem (eating wheat crops)
Pete from Perth
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I use BB's or AAA's for Emus!Listen to this man.
He speaks from experience !!!
Chuck
bigwheelzip
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When I lived in Iowa, there were small birds that would fly at our car as we drove on roads through corn fields. These kamikaze birds were too small to inflict any damage, but during one growing season, half a dozen of them died trying. Driven in 49 states, but only Iowa had car attack birds.Another advantage of living in the fridge north!❄
Did a stretch in the meter shop while working at Underground.
Duck nipped me on the butt while elbow deep swapping a meter.
I gently slid my boot under the bird and flipped it about 5 yards.
Mean dogs, meaner residents I dealt with regularly.
Damn duck...
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kwselke
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Emus are not protected in Texas and are not native wildlife. They are feral and invasive... livestock gone bad.
Those weird looking dinosaur birds... ya I'd call the game warden and have somebody cart them off, but I aint going to pay for that. I have plenty of 12 Gauge 3" #3 steel shells on hand. They might make a right tasty and low calorie soft taco, you never know until you try.
Well, seems like y'all keep drawin' 'em out of me. All this talk about emus and I finally remembered an incident that I had blocked from my conscious mind. You'll understand why as you read this tale.
This was some time back, maybe 30 years or more. My parents lived in the Woodway section of Waco Texas. On a visit one summer weekend Dad decided to pile everyone (himself, Mom, Pam, and our two kids into the car and pay a visit to the local wild animal park, which featured several species of African animals.
Central Texas can get up into the triple digits in August so we were all dressed appropriately. I don't remember what every one was wearing but I remember that I had on white dress shorts and a yellow and white polo shirt.
Inside the park itself there were no fences and all the animals were free to intermingle and go where they wanted. The road wound it's way around in the park passing by a wooded area and a couple of nice ponds (we called 'em stock tanks).
It was a very hot day and not many of the animals were out where we could see them. But we did see a group of several emus....and a cape buffalo. The cape buffalo had just relieved himself and was grazing idly near by. The emus were, uh, checkin' out what the cape buffalo had left. Vigorously dipping their beaks in it.
My dear sweet mother rolled her window down and put her hand out with some of the "food" the sell to feed to the animals in it. No one noticed so she reached over and tapped the cars horn.
Bless her heart, she had no idea what a bad idea that'd turn out to be.
They all looked over and I guess they were used to being fed from car windows because they all came a runnin'. I was about to tell Dad to pull on out and lets get out of here but I never got the chance.
The first one to get to us stuck his head in the window and over the back of the front seat. I was sitting in the back seat right behind Mom. The emu and I made eye contact at a distance of about 2 feet. Before I had time to duck my new found friend gave his head a few shakes and slung all the stuff on his beak and head all over me. The collateral damage was universal. We all got hit but I took the worst of it.
Dad took all the "food" away from Mom and threw it out the window onto the ground. No one spoke much on the way home. When we got there Dad and I (after a change of clothes) spent a couple of hours cleaning the inside of the car and it was years and years before that event was ever brought up again.
This was some time back, maybe 30 years or more. My parents lived in the Woodway section of Waco Texas. On a visit one summer weekend Dad decided to pile everyone (himself, Mom, Pam, and our two kids into the car and pay a visit to the local wild animal park, which featured several species of African animals.
Central Texas can get up into the triple digits in August so we were all dressed appropriately. I don't remember what every one was wearing but I remember that I had on white dress shorts and a yellow and white polo shirt.
Inside the park itself there were no fences and all the animals were free to intermingle and go where they wanted. The road wound it's way around in the park passing by a wooded area and a couple of nice ponds (we called 'em stock tanks).
It was a very hot day and not many of the animals were out where we could see them. But we did see a group of several emus....and a cape buffalo. The cape buffalo had just relieved himself and was grazing idly near by. The emus were, uh, checkin' out what the cape buffalo had left. Vigorously dipping their beaks in it.
My dear sweet mother rolled her window down and put her hand out with some of the "food" the sell to feed to the animals in it. No one noticed so she reached over and tapped the cars horn.
Bless her heart, she had no idea what a bad idea that'd turn out to be.
They all looked over and I guess they were used to being fed from car windows because they all came a runnin'. I was about to tell Dad to pull on out and lets get out of here but I never got the chance.
The first one to get to us stuck his head in the window and over the back of the front seat. I was sitting in the back seat right behind Mom. The emu and I made eye contact at a distance of about 2 feet. Before I had time to duck my new found friend gave his head a few shakes and slung all the stuff on his beak and head all over me. The collateral damage was universal. We all got hit but I took the worst of it.
Dad took all the "food" away from Mom and threw it out the window onto the ground. No one spoke much on the way home. When we got there Dad and I (after a change of clothes) spent a couple of hours cleaning the inside of the car and it was years and years before that event was ever brought up again.
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kwselke
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If you are from Texas what Walkin' Jack wrote seems normal. I've lived through so much just like that.
Ostriches kill more people..
Another one to watch out for is the ostrich. They not nearly as ornery as a cassowary, but they encounter more people and there are several deaths each year due to ostrich attack. Getting too close to ostrich babies is the ultimate crime.
Swans have been known to drown people. They are a lot meaner than they look.
Owls seldom kill people, considering the amount of contact they have with humans, but they can do real damage, especially your head, eyes and limbs trying to fend them off.
Australian magpies attack in pairs when defending the nest and can seriously injure and kill.
Many of the bigger raptors..hawks, falcons, etc. have killed people.
A lot of people are killed by neck injuries to major arteries. A guy in New Zealand got done in by a cassowary that cut his carotid artery.
Loons have killed people and injured a lot more. A 10 pound bird with a sharp bill will make hash out of you.
We had a damn mockingbird at our workplace with a nest 20 yards from the front walk who would go out of it's way to attack anybody coming from across the street to the walk. It would hover and stay behind you no matter which way you turned and peck you on the head. A co-worker got tired of it and brought a tennis racquet with him. He didn't get it though.
I think that tells how easy it is to get on the bad side of a big bird that is well armed. Just casually entering the zone of their nest is reason for all out attack.
PS Why not eagles. I think that they are so solitary and nest in places that aren't that accessible. Anybody heard of eagle attacks? I know that they have attacked and tried to carry off toddlers.
PPS A friend was at the lake and their small dog got carried of by a hawk, but it dropped it when it flew over the house. The dog rolled down the roof and into the bushes and was none the worse for wear.
PPS. Having seen a Great Horned Owl I would NOT want to be on their bad side.
Another one to watch out for is the ostrich. They not nearly as ornery as a cassowary, but they encounter more people and there are several deaths each year due to ostrich attack. Getting too close to ostrich babies is the ultimate crime.
Swans have been known to drown people. They are a lot meaner than they look.
Owls seldom kill people, considering the amount of contact they have with humans, but they can do real damage, especially your head, eyes and limbs trying to fend them off.
Australian magpies attack in pairs when defending the nest and can seriously injure and kill.
Many of the bigger raptors..hawks, falcons, etc. have killed people.
A lot of people are killed by neck injuries to major arteries. A guy in New Zealand got done in by a cassowary that cut his carotid artery.
Loons have killed people and injured a lot more. A 10 pound bird with a sharp bill will make hash out of you.
We had a damn mockingbird at our workplace with a nest 20 yards from the front walk who would go out of it's way to attack anybody coming from across the street to the walk. It would hover and stay behind you no matter which way you turned and peck you on the head. A co-worker got tired of it and brought a tennis racquet with him. He didn't get it though.
I think that tells how easy it is to get on the bad side of a big bird that is well armed. Just casually entering the zone of their nest is reason for all out attack.
PS Why not eagles. I think that they are so solitary and nest in places that aren't that accessible. Anybody heard of eagle attacks? I know that they have attacked and tried to carry off toddlers.
PPS A friend was at the lake and their small dog got carried of by a hawk, but it dropped it when it flew over the house. The dog rolled down the roof and into the bushes and was none the worse for wear.
PPS. Having seen a Great Horned Owl I would NOT want to be on their bad side.
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jarhead 0802
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cassowaries are NOT "the most dangerous bird in the world". Everybody knows that the most dangerous bird in the world is the dreaded "blue falcon"
Another one to watch out for is the ostrich. They not nearly as ornery as a cassowary, but they encounter more people and there are several deaths each year due to ostrich attack. Getting too close to ostrich babies is the ultimate crime.
Swans have been known to drown people. They are a lot meaner than they look.
Owls seldom kill people, considering the amount of contact they have with humans, but they can do real damage, especially your head, eyes and limbs trying to fend them off.
Australian magpies attack in pairs when defending the nest and can seriously injure and kill.
Many of the bigger raptors..hawks, falcons, etc. have killed people.
A lot of people are killed by neck injuries to major arteries. A guy in New Zealand got done in by a cassowary that cut his carotid artery.
Loons have killed people and injured a lot more. A 10 pound bird with a sharp bill will make hash out of you.
We had a damn mockingbird at our workplace with a nest 20 yards from the front walk who would go out of it's way to attack anybody coming from across the street to the walk. It would hover and stay behind you no matter which way you turned and peck you on the head. A co-worker got tired of it and brought a tennis racquet with him. He didn't get it though.
I think that tells how easy it is to get on the bad side of a big bird that is well armed. Just casually entering the zone of their nest is reason for all out attack.
I suppose that opinions on "the most dangerous" will vary depending upon a persons experience and or general knowledge. ME? I'm stickin' with my goose. I have never felt compelled to pull my gun on any other bird in defense of my life.
kwselke
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I suppose that opinions on "the most dangerous" will vary depending upon a persons experience and or general knowledge. ME? I'm stickin' with my goose. I have never felt compelled to pull my gun on any other bird in defense of my life.
Geese took down that plane that landed in the Hudson too! They are just plain mean and evil birds.
I've had issues with pigeons before, but they are not tuff at all. Pigeons are really Feral Rock Dove. There that word feral is again. Farm animals gone bad.
If you have ever had a mocking bird come after you for your hair for their nest you might think they are bad. I found that a tennis racket can solve that problem.
There are quite a few.....
There are quite a few documented cases where chicks have killed people. They also have the ability to get others to do their dirty work for them.
Women are commonly referred to as "chicks" or "birds"
There are quite a few documented cases where chicks have killed people. They also have the ability to get others to do their dirty work for them.
I have seen mocking birds knock a hole in the top of a dogs head. They just kept strafing it and hitting it in the same place until they had a hole in the poor dogs head. They would not have been my choice for the Texas state bird!
There is a seagull in Europe...
There is a gull in Europe that is highly protective of nests, the kicker being that it nests in urban areas. I hold out french fries for the gulls to eat here, but the European version will fight you for it. If you've got food, watch out. Maybe just put it on the ground and back away to avoid trouble.
Any yer right. History is full of the exploits of the evil goose. In the old country they would scare their children into behaving by telling them 'the goose is going to get you!'
Geese took down that plane that landed in the Hudson too! They are just plain mean and evil birds.
I've had issues with pigeons before, but they are not tuff at all. Pigeons are really Feral Rock Dove. There that word feral is again. Farm animals gone bad.
If you have ever had a mocking bird come after you for your hair for their nest you might think they are bad. I found that a tennis racket can solve that problem.
There is a gull in Europe that is highly protective of nests, the kicker being that it nests in urban areas. I hold out french fries for the gulls to eat here, but the European version will fight you for it. If you've got food, watch out. Maybe just put it on the ground and back away to avoid trouble.
Any yer right. History is full of the exploits of the evil goose. In the old country they would scare their children into behaving by telling them 'the goose is going to get you!'
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Second largest after the ostrich!
Cassowary!
The Southern Cassowary - The Most Dangerous Bird on Earth
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The Ark In Space
Lots of other sites documenting attacks on humans and human deaths!
Guess they are aggressive and nothing messes with them!
And back in the day we were worried about emus!!!
Glad they live in hot humid areas!
Another advantage of living in the fridge north!
Reviving a necro-thread
I just came across this article in the "Trilobites" section of The New York Times (which allows a couple of articles before locking you out):The World’s Deadliest Bird Was Raised by People 18,000 Years Ago
Researchers studying ancient cassowary egg shells in New Guinea found signs that the sharp-taloned bird was being domesticated.
"...Not a bird it’s advisable to spend too much time in close quarters with, in other words. But as early as 18,000 years ago, people in New Guinea may have reared cassowary chicks to near-adulthood — potentially the earliest known example of humans managing avian breeding...."
A "change of underwear" face it ever there was one
From the NYT article:
"The ferocious talon of a Southern cassowary"
(Must be nearly full size in the linked pic!)
Ole Joe Clark
Absent Comrade
My Sister had chickens and a rooster once a long time ago. The rooster decided he was gonna show Sis who was boss and flogged her. Big mistake, she was pretty good with the double barreled shotgun, even shooting from the hip.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
Have a blessed day,
Leon
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