Cassowary warning signs in North Queensland
@EricAlper @Cadbury_Moose #alt4you Photo of a cartoon by @firstdogonthemoon on a sign outdoors, next to a giant blue and black Australian bird that looks like a cross between an ostrich and a dinosaur. Original cartoon and more cassowary:
https://firstdogonthemoon.com.au/cartoons/2022/09/30/how-to-defend-yourself-against-australias-most-dangerous-bird-be-cass-o-wary/
Sign 1:
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A PHOTO
DO NOT CORNER THE CASSOWARY
REMEMBER! IT IS A WILD
ANIMAL AND IT HATES YOU
IT'S FEET ARE DAGGERS AND
IT IS ALWAYS ANGRY
IT WILL SLASH AT YOU, IT WILL CLIMB… (1/2)
How to defend yourself against Australia’s most dangerous bird? Be CASS-O-WARY! – First Dog On The Moon

IN YOUR VAN AND EAT YOUR FOOD
THIS IS ALL TRUE! YOU SHOULD
BE FRIGHTENED OF CASSOWARIES
Be CassoWARY

Sign 2:
THE CASSOWARY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND
IT WANTS YOUR
FOOD AND IT WILL ATTACK YOU IF IT THINKS THIS WILL HELP TO GET IT
PLEASE HIDE YOUR FOOD AND
STAY AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE
LET US ENJOY THE MAGNIFICENT
CASSOWARY FROM A SAFE DISTANCE
OTHERWISE IT MIGHT
TRY TO KILL YOU
(Not even joking)
Be CassoWARY (2/2)

@skry

Absolutely. Along with Kangaroos they can disembowel given the opertunity 🫤

@simonzerafa Ouch. I didn’t know that about kangaroos.

@skry

Yep. The claws on their hind feet are lethal 🙂