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17-09-2009, 07:54 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Cops 0, cranky cassowary 1
Julie Lightfoot Thursday, September 17, 2009 © The Cairns Post THEY handle thugs, louts and hardened criminals - but an angry cassowary was enough to send police packing yesterday. Two officers at Mission Beach, south of Cairns, were standing on the side of a road trying to clock speeding drivers when a grumpy bird emerged from the rainforest. Pictures: Cairns wildlife "He was taller than me … and he wasn’t happy," Sgt Dan Gallagher said. "He looked at us, watched us and then came right up next to us. "He was so close to me it wasn’t funny. "You could see he didn’t want us around … we packed up and got out of there." The grumpy cassowary is believed to be the same adult bird that chased a car recently after standing his ground in the middle of South Mission Beach Rd – the same road police were on yesterday. A driver reported the bird for refusing to budge and then going up to the stationary vehicle’s window and eyeballing her. The territorial bird then chased the car as it drove slowly away. Sgt Gallagher said the cassowary had put the wind up him about 7am. "We`d been there about an hour ... we could hear something in the bush and then out he came," he said. "It seemed he had a problem with the radar site too." Can we employ Cassowary's down south ??? They have the same feelings as us about radar cops !!!!!
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17-09-2009, 08:00 PM
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Giddy up.
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I think I would pack up and move on also, or run, lol.
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17-09-2009, 08:02 PM
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BRILLIANT! I was hoping to see a Cassowary when there...priceless strory for sure
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17-09-2009, 08:06 PM
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Pity the fool
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17-09-2009, 08:56 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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 I am going to put one of those birds in my boot and deploy it next time I see a radar site setup
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17-09-2009, 08:57 PM
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You dig, we stick!
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I'm surprised they didn't book it for the obstruction of government revenue. Or shoot it for the obstruction of government revenue.
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17-09-2009, 09:13 PM
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Back to Le Frenchy
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Yeah, I'd be fair bricking it too if a Cassowary was looking at me that close.
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17-09-2009, 09:56 PM
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Getting it done.....
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Well i've been camping in the mission beach area in the past and yes, the cassowaries can and do intimidate people. If you come into their area, particulary if chicks are around, the males (who do all the raising of the kids...ha!) let you know right quick to get moving.
The one i saw was only a average sized bugger but if one as large as this came near me i'd clear off too. If they wanted they could probably do some damage to your car....let alone you. Majestic animals but at times they can get a bit scary. Qld Police radar site...ha....i'm not scared of that i'm a cassowary b****es!!!!
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18-09-2009, 07:29 AM
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Thread of the year, maybe we should bring some down south to Brisbane
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18-09-2009, 12:50 PM
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18-09-2009, 12:54 PM
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Cassowaries are nasty grumpy big chooks with tennis raquet covers on their heads.
I have seen a few of them over the years between Tully & Mission Beach as was chased down the road by one on my BMW (2 up) back in 1999. Like crocs, they are best observed from a distance and never to be trusted..... |
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18-09-2009, 01:20 PM
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18-09-2009, 01:43 PM
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I'm with you GTP006!
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