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CASSOWARY

The cassowary is usually considered to be the world's most dangerous bird, at least where humans are concerned, although ostriches and emus can also be dangerous.
Cassowary (Queensland, Australia). 
A free ranging Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) at Etty Bay, north Queensland, Australia.
The deadliest bird in the world which lays green eggs.
Casuarius is a genus of birds in the order Casuariformes, whose members are the cassowaries. It is classified as a ratite and is native to the tropical forests of New Guinea, Aru Islands, and Northeastern Australia. 

Cassowaries have been clocked running as fast as 31 miles per hour through the rain forest. Their powerful legs also help them jump high, up to 7 feet straight into the air.

Cassowaries, along with all other modern birds, are living dinosaurs, descendants of the only dinosaur lineage to survive the Cretaceous mass extinction about 66 million years ago.

The cassowary has been known to kill human beings with slashing blows of its feet, as the innermost of its three toes bears a long dagger-like nail. The bird has been observed moving rapidly along narrow tracks in the bush, sprinting as fast as 50 km (31 miles) per hour.
Cassowaries feed mainly on fruit, although all species are truly omnivorous and will take a range of other plant food, including shoots and grass seeds, in addition to fungi, invertebrates, and small vertebrates.



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