Giant Cassowaries are Modern-day Dinosaurs | Seven Worlds, One Planet | BBC Earth

[@cratecruncher6687]

I was in Daintree in '95. I was deep in the forest and stopped in a clearing to study my map and compass. While studying the map I noticed movement out of the corner of my eye. An adult cassowary just ambled out of the forest right in front of me, gave me a head bob and kept right on foraging like I wasn't even there. I guess right place, right time, and standing perfectly still for several minutes gave me a once in a lifetime experience. I also made friends with a psychedelic octopus on the reef but that's another story...

[@commando_spz5943]

You're lucky. I grew up in those rainforests and I've only seen wild cassowaries about ten times

[@LemmingGuide]

I visited the Daintree National Park in '19 and immediately encountered a cassowary. Several times even throughout the trip. So I believed them to be fairly common. But like the idiot I was I tried to get closer to one of them (proper tourist-move) until an Ozzy warned me about them. I did read the signs, by the way. That could have been a true Darwin-moment. :D

[@cratecruncher6687]

@@LemmingGuide It's good to hear they are so common now. It means to me the population is thriving and well protected.

[@kim7990]

I want that psychedelic octopus story 🤩

[@danidejaneiro8378]

@@cratecruncher6687 - didn’t you listen to the video? They are seriously endangered....

[@veggiebea]

I’ve seen a cassowary. One came up to me on vacation near the Daintree rainforest in a parking lot. I had on black shoes with bright blue on them, and black pants. Apparently in mating season they will come check out things that are black and bright blue like them. Given that they are known for aggression, I was a bit scared but also awestruck when it walked out if the bush to me!

[@douglasnakamura6753]

Were you at the Cape Trib Beach parking lot? There is a big male who hangs around there and isn't afraid of humans.

[@xavi4330]

@@douglasnakamura6753 he said daintree rainforest parkinglot

[@douglasnakamura6753]

@@xavi4330 The Cape Trib parking lot is in the Daintree

[@Bejewelle88]

How long did the relationship last?

[@siphonophores]

So how were your chicks?

[@Oplix]

It's amazing that we have this creature to give us a look back millions of years.

[@lorencalfe6446]

it needs a longer tail and more prominent wing claws.

[@AverageAlien]

Uhh, jellyfish? Sharks? Crocs? Tortoises? All of those remain unchanged for 10s of millions of years

[@Sam_50210]

*thousands

[@JubioHDX]

@@AverageAlien i dont think they were saying cassowaries are the only example dude this video is just about them so theyre appreciating them

[@zenmaster8826]

@@AverageAlien Dinosaurs have always caught the imagination of the public… modern birds give us an idea about how dinosaurs look and act

[@mulkytool]

That Baby Cassowary eating a tiny fruit like it's mom I can't.

[@megapiglatin2574]

Fun fact: Cassowary males rear the chicks so that's actually dad! :)

[@mulkytool]

@@megapiglatin2574 :)

[@jujuxxplanet7309]

You can.

[@thebabbler8867]

@@megapiglatin2574 They both do. They take turns like penguins.

[@megapiglatin2574]

@@thebabbler8867 Do you happen to know if that is species-specific? All information I can find (in the San Diego Global Library database, Nat Geo, BBC, etc.,) suggests that aside from a few specific cases, males are the primary caregivers and that females have been known to commit infanticide. However, that information appeared to be focused on the southern cassowary.

[@v_raptor2218]

Birds vs pigs I feel like I have seen that somewhere

[@думатьиначе]

Ollie Haze right on

[@reneivanpastranamartinez9169]

Hawaii

[@bushrat6505]

🤣

[@lukerobinson3641]

V-raptor 22 What’s even better is when you realize that these are flightless yet aggressive birds that are threatened by pigs eating their eggs.

[@indrap2802]

Lion king, lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@barticus04]

My wife and I were staying in a cabin in the Daintree and a Cassowary ambled out of the rainforest and walked around the cabin then made it's way back into the jungle, awesome experience to say the least.

[@Dailymailnewz]

People who keeps these birds says they are dangerouse?? It is not the bird in captivity that is dangerouse but the people who keep them are danger to themselves and to the birds. If it has to be kept in captivity to increase their numbers then ok but it is common sense that they cut the long needle like claws and file them regulary and this way there would be no danger would it be but then most of the people in the world are stupid so what do we expect...

[@METALSCAVENGER78]

Cassowaries are like a lovechild between a turkey and a corythosaurus

[@paolopasaol9700]

With Raptor-style kicking

[@deenkay7898]

METALSCAVENGER78 Yeah the skull is really similar to that of a Corythosaurus!

[@wilmaknickersfit]

In the programme we find out that their feet are bigger than Velociraptor feet!

[@cnnrmcllstrnovowels3982]

Or a dinosaur, peacock, and a turkey

[@CC.07]

I always thought it looked like an oviraptor

[@FelipeKana1]

"Enormous dinosaurlike claws" "Most dangerous bird on Earth" Where? Australia, of course...

[@elowishusmirkatroid4898]

More dangerous is the swooping Magpie in nesting season. The Cassowaries are actually quite timid, Magpies are incredibly defensive, so are Magpie larks and pied curlews. There are also cockatoos that destroy your house.Australia, land of savage birdies.

[@Jimbosreptiles]

lol pied curlew isn't even a bird

[@elowishusmirkatroid4898]

@@Jimbosreptiles I had to check my Bird book. We call them pied curlews around here, but they are actually Magpie larks, in some areas also called peewits. They are savage little buggers .

[@elowishusmirkatroid4898]

@@Jimbosreptiles And I forgot about spur winged plovers that nest in the grass and attack if you get too near. They quite often live on naturestrips and roundabouts in busy urban areas.

[@Jimbosreptiles]

@@elowishusmirkatroid4898 I’ve never been swooped by those I’ve only been swooped by a butcherbird and a magpie

[@Madfattdeeb]

What a beautiful bird. What a beautiful place. I hope they can come up with a plan to save them both.

[@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504]

Only way would be to open up a bacon based diner/restaurant, until their number's decrease.

[@DannyManny98]

Its flightless. Its obviously a dinosaur.

[@1whoDoesSimply]

@@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 yeah lol. Send some texans there to look for hogs to eat

[@GenZRemnant9748]

@@DannyManny98it’s a bird (avian dinosaur) it’s clearly a dinosaur

[@stiltmansstilt1014]

Absoulutely brilliant creatures . Please lord don't let these fantastic animals go extinct .

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

I agree we've already lost the Thylacine we don't need another amazing animal going extinct especially since cassowaries are the closest living relative to a dinosaur

[@terrystevens3998]

There is no lord.. if we want to protect species it is on us to do it!!!

[@cartergomez5390]

Just kill the damn pigs! They are not contributing to anything and destroying everything!

[@Thejosiphas]

*please australia

[@terrystevens3998]

@@scottweinkauff2971 you are delusional.. no there isn’t. Also •you’re

[@dirtybaystrangler]

Time to start capping some hogs.

[@karenbrown4524]

*YEP*

[@frankhumbug]

I love the smell of fried bacon in the morning.

[@quintenwhyte6660]

Aight! iniate....Pigs seasons!!

[@dirtybaystrangler]

@@frankhumbug The taste of wild hog is very polarizing. It has a gamey taste that farm raised pigs don't have, also allot less fat. Some love it and some hate it. Much like any wild game it all depends on who is cooking it.

[@frankhumbug]

@@dirtybaystrangler, these hogs are like free range. I bet they taste yummy.

[@ericherman5413]

In my neighborhood we were once quite literally overrun with feral cats. They were destroying gardens, killing small animals and birds, getting into area businesses and barns, and being terrible in general by tearing up trash dumpsters and cans. A local group set traps and sterilized them, then set them free. This ended 95% of the problems and it's a much better area now. Perhaps this is an option to do with the pigs.

[@dontfrownillleaveq_q8605]

Thank you for sterilizing them, when people kill them instead it's really heartbreaking, it's wrong but it's also in their nature

[@dontfrownillleaveq_q8605]

@Where's the hen? who says it's not in *your* nature to kill cats?? I dont know nor care who you are, if you kill cats for fun so be it, it however *is* in my nature to judge you immoral and psychotic. No one can disprove it, so your argument is bullshit.

[@joechapman8208]

Maybe too hard with a population 24 million strong and growing? Even a mass cull would be incredibly hard, let alone a spaying campaign.

[@jimpalmer2981]

Or just shoot the damn pigs already. It’s not like they’re endangered.

[@qrr_36xx2]

@Where's the hen? average human with a complex brain vs retarded cat being retarded

[@MaxStax1]

I was wanting to see one of those cassowary eviscerate one of those feral pigs with it's dino claws.

[@tobiasrieper2178]

good to know I'm not the only one

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

My money is on the boar, When pigs go feral everything about them changes -- even their name.

[@catsadilla324]

I think the narrator was implying that the boars don't try with the adults and are opportunistic and go for the eggs and young.

[@jaybeecee1949]

Well, it would have to get close enough wouldn’t it?

[@sonoftheway3528]

tbh the pig would probably do some serious damage even if the cassowary won. pigs are tough

[@jmax9782]

The pigs didn't escape. It was common practice for early explorers and settlers to release pigs, rabbits and chickens to provide game when later settlers arrived. This was done in the America's as well.

[@rcharding]

In the Americas as well.

[@scotty6124]

Thanks Mr Wizard

[@rcharding]

@@scotty6124 “Americas”

[@onlythewise1]

early settlers didnt let them go for free they didnt have time to waste hunting pigs they need them caged up , the Indians didnt like them wild .

[@dominictant]

Yeah.... it's called stupidity

[@eddieh7962]

It’s amazing that the forest and the cassowary evolved together like that to rely on each other, with the bird relying on the trees for food and the trees relying on it for seed dispersal. It seems like a very special ecosystem and it would be sad to see it destroyed by these invasive species

[@peacekeepermoe]

ChatGPT: Birds and bees are important pollinators, which means they help plants reproduce by transferring pollen from one flower to another. This is essential for many plant species, as they cannot reproduce without pollination. Birds pollinate flowers in a variety of ways. Some birds, such as hummingbirds, have long, thin bills that they use to reach the nectar at the bottom of flowers. As they do this, they also pick up pollen on their bills and feathers, which they then transfer to other flowers. Other birds, such as sunbirds, have short, stubby bills that they use to scrape pollen off of flowers. Bees pollinate flowers in a similar way. They have hairy bodies that they use to collect pollen, and they also have special brushes on their legs that help them remove pollen from flowers. When a bee visits a flower, it will rub its body against the flower's anthers, which are the male parts of the flower. This will transfer pollen from the anthers to the bee's body. The bee will then fly to another flower and rub its body against the flower's stigma, which is the female part of the flower. This will transfer the pollen from the bee's body to the stigma, which will fertilize the flower. The pollination services provided by birds and bees are essential for many plant species. Without these pollinators, many of our favorite fruits, vegetables, and nuts would not be able to reproduce. In fact, it is estimated that 75% of the world's food crops depend on animal pollination. In addition to pollinating plants, birds and bees also play other important roles in the environment. For example, they help to control pests, disperse seeds, and provide food for other animals. As a result, they are essential for maintaining healthy ecosystems. Here are some of the specific ways that birds and bees help plants: Increased fruit production: Pollination by birds and bees can lead to a significant increase in fruit production. For example, one study found that pollination by bees increased the yield of apple trees by up to 50%. Improved seed quality: Pollination by birds and bees can also improve the quality of seeds. This is important because seeds are the foundation of new plant growth. Increased plant diversity: Pollination by birds and bees can help to increase plant diversity. This is because different pollinators prefer different types of flowers. As a result, when there is a diversity of pollinators, there is a diversity of plants that can be pollinated. The importance of birds and bees as pollinators cannot be overstated. They play a vital role in the food chain and in maintaining healthy ecosystems. We need to do everything we can to protect these important pollinators.

[@xandervalltessa3685]

Oh boo hoo 😂 Good riddance

[@JacobKernels]

Get out. You are the reason why diseases and famine is spread. ​@@xandervalltessa3685

[@dairydregone7146]

BBC: "Australia may lose their native species" Animal Control: "hold my beer m8"

[@romella_karmey]

Aborigines: Am I a joke to you?!

[@kerwinma5607]

@@romella_karmey 'aborigines' are offensive, call them aboriginals or indigenous people

[@borga6566]

@@kerwinma5607 ....Why is that offensive?

[@dairydregone7146]

@Dehydrated Water (the more you know)

[@callmegary2622]

@Dehydrated Water aboriginal by definition means not originally from... which is completely false since they were the first to live in Australia lol... indigenous people don't prefer that term or aborigines.. call em First Nations or indigenous

[@Gildorify]

Problem: Pigs. Solution: Bacon.

[@Gildorify]

@@wafflesaurus_supreme Very true. Wild meat needs to be overlooked by people trained to handle it before consumption. Though I have to say my comment was mostly meant as a joke. :)

[@generationfallout5189]

@@Gildorify Wouldn't just cooking it kill anything nasty. These animals probably eat better than farm raised animals.

[@catsadilla324]

I hate fussy eaters. Drama queens over the littlest things. By all accounts wild boars have some seriously tasty pate and chops. SIGN ME UP!

[@fadhly5192]

@@generationfallout5189 not with the worm's egg. They can survive the heat and hatch in human body unlike the cow's worm

[@rockybettas5839]

Damn our species is devolving

[@jeffw8218]

Australia needs more hunters for all that free-range pork!

[@crab6334]

There was the great emu war, now we need a great pig war.

[@sanarroyos5501]

I already slaughtered 24 of them with a Musket Gun

[@joecro15]

There has actually already been the great pig war, 1859

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

Angry Birds, real life!

[@poormanssage3922]

@christopher snedeker we were bad but now we're good!

[@inkbold8511]

...u lost the emu war, are u sure about the pigs?

[@dannichoi6969]

Came here to watch birds. Reality: this vid showed me pigs.

[@MrX-nv8kp]

Yapp, the birds had been eaten by pigs, no more left :/

[@dannichoi6969]

@RelaXation5 🤣🤣🤣

[@smallstudiodesign]

Pay attention: Stop, WATCH & LISTEN. Then you’d understand how it’s about cassowaries, covered in context with the damage done by feral invasive hogs / pigs in the wild ... and why they’re endangered.

[@SushantThapaliya]

Angry Birds: Origins

[@straighttalking2090]

@@smallstudiodesign Who are you to tell people what to do.

[@ChurchSleazy]

Most dinosaurs aren't what they used to be but these guys are a good reminder

[@kbee]

This is Australia's opportunity to enter into the artisinal bacon business!

[@nutsandbolts1264]

Bacon is what fuels my will to live

[@akshayd211]

@@nutsandbolts1264 LMAO, chop it up and start a BBQ FUCKASSS

[@anewlife5846]

Vegan is life✌

[@kbee]

@@anewlife5846 perhaps for some but not for all. Moderation and sustainability are the key factors to keep in mind with regards to anything humans consume. The earth is alive and we are all a part of a global ecosystem. Capitalism and commercial agricultural and farming are killing us all.

[@anewlife5846]

@@kbee That's true which is why I, my grand uncle and 2 of my aunts have chosen to stay single for life and we are minimalist as well as childfree too. We are also encouraging others and thankfully more and more youngsters are joining this mission to reduce human population drastically. It is an enormous peregrination from over 8 billion to decrease it to around 10 million worldwide - from carbon footprint to fingerprint.✌

[@stephanecoffin1799]

Problem in Australia, whenever you talk about culling ferals, a very very vocal minorities call out for animals cruelty. Bear in mind the biggest threat to native wildlife and forests is the out of control development and logging.

[@saxonrains]

@Aspiring Marauder Well, we got to have some way to power all these electric cars...

[@lvsoad22]

stephane coffin there is not rainforest logging happening in Australia, that’s an issue in Asia...

[@danielphung6146]

@@lvsoad22 South America too I believe

[@truthsmiles]

Probably doesn't make a difference, honestly. In Texas, USA, there are huge numbers of feral hogs. Everyone has a gun (or three), and there's absolutely no restriction on killing them, yet they remain an enormous problem. They're very smart, adaptable, and reproduce extremely quickly. A formidable enemy to be sure.

[@splodgenessabounds150]

@Erebus Even Bob Carr sold NSW out. As the old joke goes, ALP stands for the 'Alternative Liberal Party'.

[@NightStrider343]

Angry Birds in games: **shooting birds and destroying pig towers** Angry Birds in real life:

[@Nerdd5301]

😡

[@DannyManny98]

Its a dinosaur. Not a bird.

[@theohuioiesin6519]

The coolest creature I have ever seen. Fed it with my hand at a Zoo south of Melbourne. It scared the living daylights out of me. But so beautiful.

[@Hallands.]

Well, the pigs can be hunted and eaten...

[@bruhuamf7372]

@@jrgamer1243 to*

[@zoesdada8923]

It's Australia. Good luck getting a permit for a gun or to hunt.

[@Hallands.]

Zoes Dada How about you think before you talk? If the government really is concerned, it can easily issue temporary licenses, valid until the problem is under control. And this is probably what will happen...

[@CorridosyArmas]

Barbecues every day 🥓🥩🍞😋

[@morozpauchok5818]

Oy no

[@Theoysterman100]

It seems like pig populations across the world are one of the huge issues in the destruction of native ecosystems.. it’s not like they blend in or are hard to find. Of course I don’t want to see the ecosystem destroyed in the process of getting rid of them but it does feel like a lot more could be done very easily to take care of their population

[@prashantgayki7809]

Such giant beautiful birds are like the gems of Australian rainforests.

[@DannyManny98]

Its a dinosaur. Not a bird.

[@theotheseaeagle]

@@DannyManny98 birds are dinosaurs lmao

[@4G12]

Too many invasive feral pigs? It's wild pork season then.

[@survivor648]

4G12 humans damage much much more than pigs live and let live

[@andrzejmroz7153]

There is no enough Australians to eat 24m pigs

[@witchking008]

wild pig fat r more delicious than pigs grown from farms..gosh im hungry

[@polarspirit]

@@andrzejmroz7153 you can always start a wild pig business and export them

[@Rivenshield]

@@survivor648 Tell that to the cassowaries the pigs are destroying you dumb suburbanite broad.

[@allawy]

How come in my 33 years on this planet this is the first time I heard about this animal

[@محمد-ك4ك1ه]

Cassowaries must turn on “angry birds” mode and destroy all of them hogs

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

We have to tell Elmer Fudd it's pig season

[@jasonhernandez619]

If he's as good at hunting pigs as he is at hunting wabbits, that won't help.

[@LeeePowers]

Fudd only has a double barrel. How long with a double barrel,to cap 24 million pigs?

[@chasmal_forest.]

The fact that these birds are so much like dinosaurs make them even more fascinating 🤩

[@matthewmcalister2165]

They’re not “like” dinosaurs, they are dinosaurs

[@ChurchSleazy]

Birds are dinosaurs. They're a group of theropods called Aves

[@RandomAllen]

Not only that; most bird traits we think of including feathers, hollow bones, 3 toed feet, "wishbone",S-shaped necks are Therapods Dinosaur traits inherited by birds.

[@Thatdeal79]

Their babies are adorable.

[@Obbee]

*they look so majestic..that blue coloration is so beautiful*

[@gloryshadow8710]

only 2 000 left? Thats sad :(

[@朝倉雄介]

I have never known that Australia has tropical rainforests.... Thanks for the info!

[@gamersden30]

Towards the top of queensland there's a bunch

[@朝倉雄介]

@@gamersden30: Thanks!

[@朝倉雄介]

@Edward Gross: Thanks for further info!

[@朝倉雄介]

@Nature Lover: Thanks! A large number of Japanese including myself think of kangaroos, koalas, Ayers Rock, desert... when it comes to Australia.

[@The_Ossifrage]

朝倉雄介 Most of Australia is desert, but the coastal and southern areas are temperate and the north has a very old tropical rainforest.

[@kikoalonso6]

Thats kind of amazing if you think about it - those plants essentially make food FOR the Cassowary in exchange for the bird spreading the seeds.

[@salomoz.tungga1479]

"Invasive species are now the number one threat to Australia's indigenous species " This is applied to all species including human, if you know what i mean.

[@gregwarner3753]

Humans invaded 40, 000 years ago.

[@salomoz.tungga1479]

@@gregwarner3753 can't count as invasion if there was nobody there

[@gregwarner3753]

@@salomoz.tungga1479 you are wrong. It does not matter if similar species are already there a new species moving in is considered an invasive species. Humans arrived in Australia about 40, 000 years ago. Well before the Europeans.

[@nicocola284]

@@salomoz.tungga1479 and invade, they did (rip giant wombas)

[@straighttalking2090]

@@salomoz.tungga1479 Since they arrived tens of thousands of years ago humans wiped out 95% of all Australian species over 45kg. 95%.. gone - extinct..

[@starwick.v2864]

A Corythosaurus? An Oviraptor? I really wouldn’t want another magnificent animal to go extinct

[@johnmatrix5737]

There are heaps in Papua New Guinea. But it would be a shame if they disappear from Australia. The government barely allow you to legally own a gun, let alone hunt freely for feral animals in state forest. Can't even get a permit

[@archive2500]

True. I would not want just want them to end up like moas. They are enormous and majestic.

[@m1sty033]

Corythoraptor - if you see prehistoric planet you’ll see

[@wowso4]

Such beautiful birds, it’s my first time seeing them.

[@shadowbanned5164]

They have a large single claw for killing on each foot which they can use like a dagger I wouldn't pet one kzbin.info/www/bejne/d16ac6p4d9mti6s

[@DannyManny98]

Its a dinosaur. Not a bird.

[@FirstDagger]

@@DannyManny98 ; It is both, birds are called avian dinosaurs and are the survivors of the dinosaur lineage.

[@DannyManny98]

@@FirstDagger True

[@thierryboissiere3343]

Love how the documentary implies the problem is the pigs, and not the people who brought them here

[@chickennoodlesoup9303]

I always hated these in Farcry 3. Always stalking me and running up to me out of no where.

[@huzaifaansari8688]

And always found in pairs, so if you attack one, other will attack you.

[@IzitAllGoUnder]

Sounds like your opportunity to get some payback in RL. ;-)

[@chickennoodlesoup9303]

@@huzaifaansari8688 For real, I was trying to take over a outpost in a sneaky way, while in cassowarie territory, and a freaking cassowarie made me blew my cover.

[@jase6709]

I was looking for this comment. I only know of them from Far Cry

[@BBQAndButter]

Australian Death-Chickens!

[@oculwarrior1706]

That's one amazing bird. You can tell by everything it does, it's a matter of life or death in the rain forest.

[@tatsusama3192]

They don't have hunting seasons in Australia? I feel like hunting and eating the invasive pig population would efficiently help

[@dirtybaystrangler]

Most places that have a problem with invasive species have no season or limit on what you can kill. They just want them gone.

[@EdDueim]

I think they said 24 million. That's a lot of hunting.

[@ginevragali2981]

@@EdDueim Might need to cull as well as sport hunt!

[@fitflixshortz]

@@ginevragali2981 you're damn right

[@EdDueim]

@@ginevragali2981 "cough" Emu War. Or maybe, and I'm just exploring here, maybe the problem is that the wild pigs don't have a natural predator. Maybe introduce one. Or maybe genetcally modify cassowaries until they big enough to predate on pigs. I don't see how that could go wrong.

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

Train the giant cassowary to eat pigs = problem solved :-) Impressive bird, powerful legs, and very interesting feathers !

[@Codesta-vh9jf]

Hey if they are around long enough and survive maybe they will slowly evolve to eat pigs you never know

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

@Моби Дик now that is an idea though it does lead to other problems the start is the Komodo dragon although it does prey on pigs they will stop preying on other animals

[@mnkybndit]

Along with the 'Bin Chicken and the 'Weber kettle Chicken', the 'Murder Chicken' completes the set of the 3 most iconic Australian birds.

[@rileyuktv6426]

I’ve been lucky enough to see Cassowarys in the wild within the Daintree Rainforest....they are truly stunning! Like Emus but with a sense of style...

[@doblejota9651]

That velociraptor looks awesome in that colors

[@BrawlOfTheAngryBirds]

Why does the fact that pigs are threats to cassowaries remind me of Angry Birds? I hope these big birds don't go extinct, though they're really dangerous.

[@jdr9419]

It would be a shame to loose such a beautiful bird.

[@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504]

*Lose,* ....it's actually good that they're loose.

[@shawnmaybush5862]

Australia's BBQ game seems to be lacking.

[@tikiiz]

Unfortunately here in Australia, the rise of veganism and animal cruelty is impacting this issue

[@flytrapYTP]

@@tikiiz except that it's not. That's your stupid assumption that you made by connecting two seemingly related topics without actually addressing the real problem. Stop living in a victim fantasy.

[@nowandaround312]

@@tikiiz Are you saying that veganism is at fault because someone else infested the forest with pigs and vegans don't want to eat them?

[@Biancalovestosew98]

Cassowaries are basically introverts

[@lhomosapiens2906]

It's always settlers to derange the order of things.

[@CashRules660]

European settlers don't leave that part out...

[@shadowbanned5164]

@@CashRules660 The Maori wiped out several native species when they colonized New Zealand don't be such a racist twat

[@CarloBarlongo]

White people

[@shadowbanned5164]

@@CarloBarlongo Actually as far as colonization goes latino people have probably done more than Whites personally I dont have a problem with it if your strong enough to do it fucking do it.

[@yournoneexistencefather5869]

@@shadowbanned5164 aren't Spanish people white?

[@johnnywalker7961]

This so interesting this video.

[@corvettesforever4619]

A chain of Texas Style BBQ restaurants across Queensland would solve the feral pig problem.

[@yousefismail.7567]

I can be watching such documentaries for the rest of my life and yet won't get bored .

[@desmonddesjarlais2697]

All I can think about is Far Cry and getting absolutely annihilated by one.

[@malypavel25]

The scientists complaining about the pigs is like describing your average nightmare housemate

[@cartoonraccoon2078]

As an invasive species myself, (human, not animated raccoon) I can agree. We wipe stuff out and even invent mythological justifications for it.

[@eaglewings1983]

we ae not invasive species. We were created to have dominion over all creatures. We are superior animals. .but you can't handle the truth

[@VivianaSilverback]

@@eaglewings1983 Lmao no, humans are not "special" they're animals just like the others. And yes, humans *are* invasive. The entire world is dying. Because of us. But you can't accept the truth. You believe you're some sorta of special thing. Well you're not.

[@khuyagchimeg1229]

@@eaglewings1983 animals are the reason we can survive, therefore we are not dominant just part of a ecosystem.

[@fernycastillo619]

I was today years old when I found out about these creatures. WHY HAVE I NEVER HEARD OF THEM??

[@johnshields6852]

Birds are incredible creatures, that leg design worked so well that it still exists today, they can walk without too much energy wasted, great design, the backwards knee.

[@Usulcardo]

It's not a backwards knee at all, it's their ankle joint just like in a dog's or a cat's leg. Their knees are way up on their legs and hidden in the feathers and fat most of the time. They have rather short femurs and while we humans walk on our whole foot like bears for example, birds basically walk on the tip of their feet with their knees tightly bent against their bodies. So what you think is their knee is in fact their ankle.

[@mohammedakmal9358]

introducing alien species to an ecosystem, how small or insignificant those creatures looks, completely destroys the ancient pristine ecological balance... European settlers did that on a large scale and nowadays tourists do the same... it's very sad to see these gentle giants in complete threat from these feral animals... culling the feral pigs is not easy as their numbers are in the range of millions and our govts are least cared of the nature, like most of us they only see them as some commodity to be traded... you know the greatest feral species of all time, it's us

[@tiko4621]

Gonna suck for the pigs too, they shouldn’t be there which means they’re gonna have to be culled or something. That’s a lot of death

[@rosiehawtrey]

Giants yes, gentle no. They're like Cohen the barbarians dog - friendly with each other, rabid death to everyone else..

[@arch455]

Gentle giants isnt a term I'd like to describe a cassowary

[@TheAlexagius]

@@matthiasmax2849 It would be however 100 years ago civilians had free access to semi automatic and fully automatic firearms and used them to render species extinct, hence why said firearms are banned for hunting in much of europe.

[@tehScribbles]

@@TheAlexagius Neither provides any great advantage for hunting, particularly in the case of a fully automatic since you can only accurately aim the first shot, and at 100 meters any additional rounds fired off are wasted as even a few mm in barrel drift due to the recoil means complete misses on an animal, after the first shot an animal typically runs anyway(and yes, even the ones that get shot). Rarely someone with a semi-automatic rifle can line up a second shot if an animal is running in the open, so it has a modest use case, but fully auto is pointless for hunting and wasteful.

[@deadlydingus1138]

I love how cool they look.

[@hugonavakopp]

23 million pigs are a problem ? You’ve sorted out famine in Australia !

[@BorisKOUKA]

They sould do like in *Steward Island* , new Zealand: -*Remove all pest species* on an island. -Place the *endanger species in* . -*Protect* the island.

[@Leviathis_Krade]

or better yet Build a new island, then follow summarily

[@BorisKOUKA]

@@Leviathis_Krade why do you want to build a new island, plant tree, fruit, vege, insects / wait 40y to create a natural place without knowing if it will works ... when you have thousands islands around Australia ready to go???

[@Leviathis_Krade]

@@BorisKOUKA b/c then you dont have to worry about dealing with the BS of politics and just build an island with the help of trusted scientists and dilligent engineers, plus its a lot safer than dealing with whatever nightmare fuel is already inhabiting the known islands; You wouldn't need to wait 40 years either, we have this thing called transplanting which you touched on but assumed you know it will fail if duplicated, which is a danger way to think.

[@BorisKOUKA]

@@Leviathis_Krade sounds not to bad. But well streward island is a great example to save local species. I never heard about ppl who get enough money to create fake island for indengered species

[@FrancescoMantovani]

Stewart Island is an Island. Australia is big like Europe. You cannot apply the same solution

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

R.I.P Cassowary it was one of my favorite animals :'(

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

@Teenymouse 99 But they are *going* extinct

[@katehobbs2008]

Still is

[@seheadhunter50]

@@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574 They won't.

[@mchakrabortty1787]

Quite dangerous as well...wonderful picturization of this giant bird.

[@okije]

those little cassowaries are cute 😁

[@Velcraft]

Only seen a pair in a zoo (well, I saw the male, they are pretty stealthy), doesn't compare to the wild population, but still an amazing species. They've got the keys to the past and can give us so much information about what life was like. Terrifying, but in a respectful way.

[@aplaceinthestars3207]

My favorite part was the trees with those giant lily pad-looking leaves like at 0:51. And what was with that crazy blue fruit at 3:08? Australian flora has got some real stunners.

[@revertedakhi]

I suggest that the government should make those ferral pig a subject for sport hunting hopefully with the help of poachers and hunters their number would lower in a faster way. That way we might be able to save the Australian ecosystem where the indigenous animal lives.

[@flytrapYTP]

Australia has lost the Emu war, they're scared history will repeat itself :D

[@jamesreynolds5045]

Using my country's history as an example; if Australia really wanted to end the feral pig problem it could...period: when Europeans came to "America" they got busy exterminating the Carolina Piegon, the American Bison, the Gray Wolf, and the Grizzly Bear, for just a few examples...with modern weapons, and some bounty $, feral pigs could soon be gone...what's tha matter mate...can't set "your' " beers down long enough to take care of this problem? Mankind is great, GREAT!, at extincting species, so what's the problem here?

[@revertedakhi]

@@jamesreynolds5045 well if that's the case the i suggest your government to act quickly to eliminate those invaders. Coz according to the study of BBC there are about 24,000,000 of them and still multiplying. That's the problem mate, if you're claiming that if you're government wanted to do so, then it could be done before we even realizing it, then you better do it now before it's too late.

[@DonMas-car-pone]

Beautiful bird 🤗

[@soundfarm8814]

I can't believe nobody mentioned that this bird is basically Kevin from the Pixar's 'Up'. Doesn't look like you could entice him with chocolate though. lol

[@timsullivan4566]

So forget meteor impacts or super vocanos, T-Rex was done in by Miss Piggy!

[@jennifernewmanart]

These are my favourite bird , I love to paint and draw them 😍fabulous video

[@faheem1348]

The bird may be a modern day dinosaur, but I'm apparently a modern day fish, beat that 😂

[@DannyManny98]

Its called evolution

[@AverageAlien]

All birds are dinosaurs.

[@benjaminhurwitz4645]

I just realized something This is the bird from the movie up

[@dewditseli]

Russel: Keeeeeeeeevin!!!!

[@arrowsaurus7561]

KEVIN

[@FatkhurMakalah]

what a majestic bird...

[@firstylasty9417]

0:31 Holy moly, that is a gorgeous shot. All beautifully captured. Well done.

[@VeganDefinition]

Such beautiful and unique animals, humans on the other hand, not so much.

[@NPClownumber81googolplex]

What a brave comment.

[@VeganDefinition]

@Rustydingomingo So are they

[@dashcam2417]

Animals,,, kill or be killed. Humans,,, a bit above that .

[@LagMar100]

"In the rainforests of Australia, the giant Cassowary is in danger, from a feral invader" Oh so you mean humans.

[@flyinguy123]

Giant!!!! I do believe they are normal size, for a Cassowary! Loved feeding them in my back yard at my beach house in Mission Beach FNQ

[@discountchocolate4577]

> "There are only 2000 left in Australia." > Uploaded in 2019, before the 2020 wildfires ...Oh no.

[@qazwsx6340]

thankfully far north queensland wasn't affected as badly as other areas

[@blazekush7]

I think I know how the game Angry birds originated now...

[@CrankyAf]

All birds are modern day dinosaurs. Not just lookalikes.

[@Killerwhale-kp2fm]

I gotta say, Sony really did step up their game with the 3rd Angry Birds movie

[@darklighttwins2776]

All birds are modern day dinosaurs, not just cassowaries. They are the last surviving theropod lineage.

[@Corzappy]

Interestingly, this means that dino nuggets are the most scientifically accurate shape of chicken nugget.

[@funwithfish1507]

@@Corzappy \:|

[@myusername3689]

Hogs when the cassowaries devolve back to raptors: Uh oh, stinky!

[@texmexspm]

Humans having the nerve to call anyone an invasive species🤣🤣.

[@AverageAlien]

Well you can solve that problem starting with yourself then

[@ameeraawadh]

White man 🤭

[@AverageAlien]

@@ameeraawadh What???

[@truthfacts5438]

True

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

Australia: where Angry Birds is real.

[@kerwinma5607]

I'm loving the smell of fresh bacon on the air

[@hiimryan2388]

One like a month

[@henrysaizofficial]

Imagine to dislike this video. why on earth? lot of weird people out there.

[@Biancalovestosew98]

Those are some BIG SCARY ASS claws

[@kj4ixlol489]

I love dinosaurs and birds

[@dcllaw677]

Lock and load the rifles, Fire up the barbie, mate.

[@natetung4219]

Ha firearms in Australia

[@shoobiefu]

@@natetung4219 pig hunting is very common in australia, also cat hunting to a lesser extent in certain areas

[@Rodrik18]

@@natetung4219 ha, you think common sense regulations mean that no one can own a firearm..

[@strange4107]

@@Rodrik18 faactss.

[@thebow3492]

I went cycling in the Daintree. Stopped and 3 cassowary approached, looked me up and down then walked off. Such a cool experience. Didn’t know they were dangerous. 😀

[@prashantgayki7809]

Please save these highly endangered species of birds of Australia.

[@prashantgayki7809]

@FF gamer can't you appeal the Aussies to take care of such endangered beautiful and giant birds.

[@chinnalapavan3898]

Yes you are right but not only Australia all over globe are going to danger and both of water animal's

[@uqonsoul]

My favorite bird!

[@DannyManny98]

You mean dinosaur.