Circa 1950 a report appeared in the Melbourne Argus that a man had
entered the Cassowary enclosure at Healesville Sanctuary to take photos.
He was killed. This incident was not mentioned in a History of the
Sanctuary which I read a few years back. I was 9 or 10 at the time and
noticed because we had been to Healesville shortly before - we had seen
a notice on the gate saying that the birds were nesting and therefore
dangerous - do not enter! Later the inquest was reported - first time I
noticed the word Inquest. ABC Schools broadcasts used to include a
segment from the late Crosbie Morrison, editor of 'Wildlife Magazine'
who said that Cassowaries were dangerous. His magazine was a great
clearing-house for wildlife information in the '40s and'50s.
More recently, maybe 20 years ago, Melbourne Zoo had at least three
Cassowaries together in a large yard. On one visit, one bird had been
confined in a smaller yard because it had been in a fight that day with
another Cassowary. There was a long bleeding wound on its breast or
side where it had been kicked.
Anthea Fleming
On 9/06/2016 5:15 PM, Laurie Knight wrote:
> See:
> http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/how-dangerous-are-cassowaries-really/
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