Cassowary attacks Re: Phorusrhacids killing large mammals in National Geographic Channel

["Richard W. Travsky" <rtravsky@uwyo.edu>]

On Mon, 27 Jul 2009, Dann Pigdon wrote:
> Try this:
>
> Kofron, C.P. 1999 "Attacks to humans and domestic animals by the southern 
> cassowary...". Journal
> of Zoology 249(4):375-381
>
> http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?aid=66857

wow...

http://www.amazingaustralia.com.au/animals/cassowary-attacks.htm

> On Tue, Jul 28th, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Dan Chure <danchure@easilink.com> wrote:
> > Do you have a reference for that incident?
> > [...]
> > Tor Bertin wrote:
> > > If I remember right, the one recorded death (though I think there have been 
> > > plenty of other
> > non-lethal cassowary attacks) was due to a pair of teenagers attacking the bird 
> > with baseball
> > bats. One kid ran away, and the cassowary knocked the other to the ground and 
> > punctured an
> artery
> > in his neck with its claw.
> > > I haven't read much on cassowary aggression, but if they're anything 
> > > like the ostriches I've seen I certainly wouldn't mess with them. ;-)