Random Most Dangerous Bird On Earth (10 items)

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  (#5) It'll Make Itself Welcome In Your Home

  In case you thought that avoiding dense forests would keep you safe from the cassowary, think again! 

  In May 2017, the cassowary tried to enter an old man's home, and the cassowary was so persistent that wildlife officers had to relocate the bird. Another cassowary went into the home of a Queensland couple, who hid in their garage. You can see a picture of the cassowary hanging out in their living room here. Though the couple had left their door open, cassowaries can also break windows and doors.

  In these situations, however, it's thought the cassowary was in search of food and had been conditioned not to be afraid of humans anymore.
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  (#10) The Cassowary Is Equal-Opportunity When It Comes To Its Attacks

  The cassoway won't just attack humans in search of food. It's really not a fan of anything, including other cassowaries. 

  The cassowary has attacked plenty of dogs, though, to be fair, dogs can and do kill cassowaries. Other things the cassowary doesn't care for include cats, horses, and cows. It has also killed animals that have entered its habitat in captivity. A zoo has even kept its cassowaries apart. It will kick cars, too. The cassowary wakes up on the wrong side of the bed every day, so do your best to avoid it.
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  (#8) Its Entire Body Is Basically A Weapon

  Though their feet may not look deadly on first glance, the cassowary has plenty of weapons in its arsenal.

  A cassowary attack may start with them charging you, or perhaps jumping - because they can jump at least a meter into the air. Now, let's get back to those feet. There's a claw in the middle that can grow a few inches long. A few inches! No wonder most cassowary attacks involve punctures and cuts. If a cassowary has come after you, it's probably a bad idea to lie down or get near to the ground in any way (you know, because of the whole "jumping on you with its claws" thing). There's also a spike on its wing, because why not? 

  The one tip on cassowary attacks, other than simply don't roam around Australia looking for one, is that you shouldn't turn around. Apparently, if you face the cassowary, it may not attack you. 
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  (#7) It Weighs As Much As An Adult Woman

  This thing is huge. Like, almost as big as an ostrich. The cassowary can be over six feet tall and weigh over 100 pounds, and run 30 miles per hour. (This is only slightly faster than Usain Bolt, who reached a speed of around 27 miles per hour in 2009.)

  For comparison, a male ostrich weighs, on average, about 250 pounds; the female clocks in around 220. However, they can reach weights of over 300 pounds. Though most ostriches are around six feet tall, the males can grow over nine feet. They can run about 40 miles per hour - only a little faster than the cassowary.

  The difference here, of course, is that the cassowary looks like he wants to kill you. The ostrich does not. 
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  (#3) The Cassowary Will Eat Poop

  If the cassowary isn't hungry for humans, what is it hungry for? Mostly just fruit. The cassowary eats 19 liters of fruit and one liter of protein a day. But they'll eat meat, too, usually from mice, frogs, snakes, and the like. 

  Young cassowaries will also eat feces. To be fair, though, other birds may eat cassowary feces as well, as it typically has chunks of fruit in it. 
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  (#6) The Cassowary Has Plenty Of Enemies - And It's Endangered

  You may think that since the cassowary is basically the Bruce Willis of the animal world, that there are plenty of them roaming around New Zealand and Australia. Nothing could be further from the truth.

  The southern cassowary (the largest of the three types of cassowaries) is listed as endangered, mostly due to land clearing. However, being hit by a car is the top cause of cassowary deaths. They can also be killed by dogs and feral pigs. Its biggest enemy, of course, is humans.

  In 2007, the Wet Tropics Management Authority established the Cassowary Recovery Team to try to protect the cassowaries that still exist. 

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