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Bird of the Week

The World's Most 'Dangerous'(?) Bird

05 Mar 2025

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The Bird is back, and we are back looking at a bird with a reputation for being the world's most dangerous. Maybe in a shock twist the bird with the badass reputation is a giant fruit eater from Papua New Guinea, the Cassowary. But is this reputation deserving? Well in this episode we will find out just how dangerous they are, but also what else makes them especially cool. To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at [email protected] and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Notes:Southern Cassowary: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/soucas1/cur/introductionNorthern Cassowary: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/norcas1/cur/introduction?lang=esDwarf Cassowary: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/dwacas1/cur/introduction?lang=esKiwi: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1733312/episodes/13777746-kiwis-fruit-people-birdsEmu: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1733312/episodes/11406903-the-great-emu-warCassowary 1926 fatality: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/175730542Ostrich lethality: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4323753/#:~:text=When%20attacking%20a%20person%2C%20ostriches,wild%20ostrich%20populations%20%5B2%5D.Keystone species: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb1bbIyF9OUCasque: https://tetzoo.com/blog/2022/4/9/inside-the-cassowarys-casque-updated

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