I'm not even a Hippo fan. I just love the competition and hate to see absolute lightweights like the cassowary make a mockery of such a fine institution. Particularly when two former champs got knocked out in the last round.
Is photos and pictures all the cassowary gang have? No facts? Nope, no facts because all the facts back the hippo.
Which animal is genuinely more aggressive? The hippo.
Which animal fights daily? The hippo
Which animal is stronger? The Hippo
Which animal kills hundreds of people a...
'This bird is very shy and difficult to observe. Usually, it disappears into the dense forest as soon as an intruder approaches. ' taken from here:
Southern Cassowary
The major threats include vehicle strikes, dog attacks, human interactions, pigs, disease and natural catastrophic events...
Except there is only one recorded human death caused by a cassowary.
Hippos on the otherhand cause 200plus human deaths a year. Which one really is the killing machine?
More Cassowary facts:
'major threats include the loss, fragmentation and modification of habitat, vehicle strikes, dog attacks, human interactions, pigs, disease and natural catastrophic events.
People often hand feed the birds from cars...'
Cassowary (Department of Environment and Heritage...
The Cassowary is over rated.
It is SHY and AVOIDS CONFRONTATION. It only becomes aggressive when protecting its chicks.
'This bird is very shy and difficult to observe. Usually, it disappears into the dense forest as soon as an intruder approaches.
...open aggressions are not usual and...
I'd call it irony more than a travesty. What with a f*** wit being the same as a simpleton.
Just to throw some facts into the Hippo Cassowary battle. The Hippo is extremely aggressive, unpredictable and unlike many animals not scared of humans. From "The Dangerous Hippo," Science Digest...