Re: Cassowary attack videos (incl. joke)

[Tim Williams <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

Dann Pigdon wrote:

> > The only wild one I've ever been close to was actually quite friendly and 
> > very fond of bananas.
>
> Note to self: cancel trip to Queensland nude beach.

Why?  Just how "friendly" and "fond of bananas" are they?   ;-)   (In the 
interests of good taste, I'm going to stop right here.)

As for less friendly behavior attributable to cassowaries, this is from the 
Kofron (1999) reference mentioned by Chris:

"The foot of a cassowary has three toes (Fig. 2): the outer and middle with 
pointed nails, and the innermost with a spike-like claw up to 12 cm long and 
3 cm wide at the base. The foot can be used as a formidable weapon by 
extension of the lef in a quick kick forward or to the side, capable of 
causing serious injuries such as lacerations, puncture wounds and ruptures 
of internal organs."

Ouch.

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