Originally published at: World's most dangerous bird spotted swimming at public beach (video) | Boing Boing
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“I should buy a boat”
Not sure why they found this astonishing, there’s tons of pictures online of Cassowaries hanging out on the beach. I mean why wouldn’t you, if you could?
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This is the bird that 100% convinced me that birds are, in fact, dinosaurs. Just look at that thing on the top of its head!
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“Just look at that thing on the top of its head!”
…can’t argue with the science there.
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Just look at those eyes!
I could 100% believe that cassowaries were used as the model for the CGI velociraptors in Jurassic Park.
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Yeah but it seems like there’s a difference between seeing a creature like that relaxing at the beach vs. emerging from the sea…
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My takeaway is that the Loch Ness Monster is a Cassowary.
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The deadliest enemy in Far Cry 3.
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That video was labelled badly “humans are assholes” would have been much better.
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A party hat?
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Cassowaries are the only creatures I ever saw make Steve Irwin look noticeably nervous.
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Big Bird is clearly more like an Emu. You can tell by looking at the feet.
(Stolen from @Brainspore)
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I expect the bird’s name to be Nessie
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For high-quality animal entertainment, esp Karen the Rude Emu! I highly recco Useless Farm.
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The scientists say the axe head on it’s forehead is for pushing it’s way through the bush, but everyone who’s ever met one of the evil f*ckers knows, it’s really for head-butting joggers /s
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