Is this Bird a Living Dinosaur?

On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote has the opportunity to get face to face with a modern day Dinosaur, the Cassowary!

The Southern Cassowary is endangered in its native range of Papua New Guinea and Northern Australia and is regarded as one of the most prehistoric species of bird on the planet.

Just one look at their scaly feet or prominent helmet like casque will have you convinced you’ve traveled back in time...or that you've landed right in the middle of a Jurassic Park movie set!

Big thanks to Ryan Prentice and all of the staff at Jungle Island for hosting the crew and making this episode possible.

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[GoshDarnBarnOwls]

Fun fact: the reason why it doesn't have a tail as opposed to a dinosaur is because of weight distribution. Dinosaurs had much larger heads and if they didn't have a humongous heavy tail they'd topple over head first trying to walk forward.

[solasta.x]

You gotta admit, it's a gorgeous bird.

[rgerber]

they forgot to demonstrate its sounds. This bird has the deepest sound any bird can make. It's so deep its almost out of human hearing range a pure roaring rumble it's insane. and it's various shouts and sounds sound more dinosaur like than anything from Jurassic Park!

[rosethehat]

All birds are considered modern-day dinosaurs. It’s quite cool! The cassowary certainly looks very prehistoric!

[max]

“Their kick is strong enough to be fatal”
*kneels behind it*

[kekedream]

That animal is as close to a velociraptor as we'll ever get. Super cool 👍

[rubengerritsen]

when you hear the prehistoric park music and your nostalgia starts flowing

[rupmangummedia]

I'm Papua New Guinean, this bird is native to my land. The ones in Australia are smaller compared to the ones we have here in our jungles. This is one bird you don't want to come across with in the forest especially when the young ones are around, they will pierce your chest with just one blow. They are quite fast for a bird in the thick jungles and mountains, they do KILL HUMANS. Our ancestors use traps to kill the bird for meat and the feathers for traditional attires, it is still a delicacy here. We are also a diverse nation so each tribe, clan, and people have different beliefs and cultural reverence to it. We have traditional dances depicting the bird and "bilas" (traditional costumes) that we wear and dance like the animal. In our main language which is Pidgin, we call it "MURUK". Most sporting teams have this name for their teams in different codes. Its a special bird to us. We have crocodiles and venomous snakes and huge reptiles and constrictors but none of these drive FEAR into us like this bird. DON'T MESS WITH A CASSOWARY.

[dr_doorknob]

Lol he said clever girl. Jurassic Park reference. Ha. Ha. Ha.

[crunchybread]

3:56 "This ain't petting time check your watch again"

[andrewchapman]

in Edinburgh zoo, to feed cassawaries they actually wear riot gear

[davidfiore]

The cassowary has to be one of my favourite birds ever. Mainly because of its awesome dinosaur-like appearance.

[thanos]

When he put his hand by its claws, I was shocked at how big they were compared to his hand.

[Incarnate]

Living in Australia we see alot of these birds in zoo's and national parks. Im shocked to see one this calm and open around humans. From a young age all the kids in my class were taught to respect the beauty and DANGER of the cassowary. In a split second it could launch at you for any of a thousand reasons

[DixenWong]

half expected 3 more to come out while coyote held his hands out XD

[NancyRutland]

I’ve known of a man who hand raised a cassowary for a “pet”. Hand raising doesn’t take instinct away. His cassowary killed him by kicking him to death.

[wakeup]

Meanwhile;
Cassowary: Oh! Look how apes evolved! It's amazing how much cover they are using now! Do they taste the same??

[MikinessAnalog]

Anyone else get the impression she is acting like an ambassador for her species?

[thathoeoverthereee]

This inspired me to watch Jurassic Park at 5 in the morning 🙂

[JennyJY]

It looks like a turkey with good hairstylist