It walks around the forest kicking tree trunks with force, and although that makes it sound like an absolute monster, the cassowary is actually a frugivore which will happily nibble on fallen fruit rather than ripping your arm off.

It walks around the forest kicking tree trunks with force, and although that makes it sound like an absolute monster, the cassowary is actually a frugivore which will happily nibble on fallen fruit rather than ripping your arm off.

It&nbsp;walks&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;forest kicking&nbsp;tree&nbsp;trunks&nbsp;with&nbsp;force, and&nbsp;although&nbsp;that&nbsp;makes it sound like an&nbsp;absolute&nbsp;monster,&nbsp;the cassowary&nbsp;is&nbsp;actually&nbsp;a frugivore which&nbsp;will&nbsp;happily nibble&nbsp;on&nbsp;fallen&nbsp;fruit&nbsp;rather than&nbsp;ripping&nbsp;your&nbsp;arm&nbsp;off.

Community gathers behind endangered southern cassowary

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Community gathers behind endangered southern cassowary

Community gathers behind endangered southern cassowary