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The Deadly and Fascinating Cassowary: A Flightless Bird with Sharp Claws
TLDR The cassowary, one of the most dangerous birds in the world, is a flightless bird with sharp claws that can gut humans. Despite their aggression, cassowaries play a crucial role in their ecosystem as keystone species, but they are vulnerable due to human encroachment on their habitat.
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The cassowary is a flightless bird that is known as one of the closest relatives to dinosaurs and is considered one of the most dangerous birds in the world.
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Cassowaries can be found in Florida because people can keep them as pets, but they are dangerous and have been known to kill humans.
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Cassowaries have sharp claws that can gut people and their flightlessness is due to their small wings, but their feathers and cask protect them in the dense forest.
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The cassowary is deadly, but not any more deadly than previously discussed.
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The cassowary is not as aggressive as it may seem, but there have been instances where they have attacked humans, as shown in a video where a cassowary approached a woman on a beach in Australia.
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Cassowaries are considered keystone species because they eat and spread a large amount of fruit, which leads to a more diverse fruit habitat in their areas, and the males are the ones that raise the hatchlings.
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Cassowaries are vulnerable or near threatened due to human encroachment on their habitat, but efforts are being made to preserve their native habitats and build nature highways to protect them from roadways.
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