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i have a new favourite dinosaur. i will try to write a thread about it soon; in the meantime you may guess what it is, and why...

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the cassowary and because it is still alive

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Definitely impressive looking dinosaurs but I think their hatred for dogs gets them disqualified. Can't help finding it hilarious that they're so ridiculously aggressive they can't help themselves and chase people who feed them as soon as they've angrily gobbled up all the food.

Wikipedia caption: "Montage of three species; left to right: southern cassowary, northern cassowary and dwarf cassowary".

They look like ridiculously buff emus with giant dinosaur-like plates on their head. Feathers on their body are quite black and their necks/heads are a mix of vibrant shades of blue with bright orange/red highlights on the first and second. The first one has a particularly impressive/scary plate,

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that sounds like amazingly bad planning, i love it

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I think this one wants to eat the GoPro: youtube.com/watch?v=mi5hp4 I think it'd have attacked if she tried to run. They learn to associate humans with food but their only negotiation tactic is aggression / violence. Reason #523 to avoid going to Australia: dinosaur attacks.

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Wild Cassowary Chases Girl on the Beach

If you encounter a wild cassowary you have to 1. Look him in the eyes 2. Back away and 3. Hold something in front of you.Luckily for us the thing in our hand...