In the two videos showing a bird on a beach it is the same female. In the
first she is surrounded to start with and then people run from her. Neither
is a good idea. If she was really out to cause harm the lady who fell was an
easy target. Most of the people at Etty Bay are good about letting others
know not to feed the birds but I heard of tourists feeding the male with the
chicks there just last week.
As one who has put himself between upset birds and the public I wish that
everyone would leave the birds alone; not feed them or excite them by moving
quickly around them. Notice that the person with his hands above his head
did not move quickly and the bird backed off. this is normal behaviour. Fed
birds will sometimes run at people if they
Regards,
Alan
Alan's Wildlife Tours
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Yungaburra 4884
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From: David Clark
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2016 10:38 PM
To: Carl Clifford
Cc: Birding-aus
Subject: How Dangerous Are Cassowaries, Really?
There is a video on the web of a Cassowary acting aggressively towards some
people on a beach. One person puts his arms above his head and the
Cassowary backs off. He does it a couple of times and the Cassowary's
response is the same each time.
The web site is not my usual fare but it's probably worth a look:
http://www.amazingaustralia.com.au/animals/cassowary-attacks.htm
Cheers
David
On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 9:45 PM, Carl Clifford <>
wrote:
> So very true. You only have to look at the American elections.
>
> On Saturday, June 11, 2016, Nigel Sutherland <
> > wrote:
>
> > This confirms the philosophy that we should never use the expression
> "Just
> > how stupid can anyone get" because too many people take it as a
> challenge.
> >
> > Nigel
> >
> > On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 7:03 AM, sandra henderson <
> > <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > The Taronga Zoo attack in 1952 resulted in injuries not death -
> > > reports
> > can
> > > be found in the National Library's excellent Trove service in scanned
> > > copies of the Sydney Morning Herald from that year. The fool had
> climbed
> > an
> > > eight foot fence into their enclosure, while they were incubating
> > > eggs.
> > He
> > > said he was looking at some smaller jungle fowl and wanted a closer
> look.
> > > (SMH, 9 Dec 1952. 'Man Critically Hurt by Big Birds at Zoo').
> > >
> > > sandra henderson, canberra
> > >
> > > On 10 June 2016 at 16:41, Susan Knowles <
> > <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I was told that a man was killed by a cassowary at Taronga in 1915?.
> > He
> > > > apparently entered the enclosure to steal an egg and bled to death
> > > > on
> > the
> > > > ferry back to the Quay. This info came from a Taronga keeper.
> > > >
> > > > Susan Knowles
> > > > > On 9 Jun 2016, at 8:07 PM, brian fleming <
>
> > <javascript:;>>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > 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/
> > > > >>
> > > > >> An interesting read ...
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
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