Wildlife
Aug 8th 2006, 2:29 am
#91
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Re: Wildlife
Originally Posted by loz
The strange bird is a cassowary Mandy. The second largest flightless bird in the world and one NOT to get too close to. One kick can open your stomach from one side to t'other :scared:
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Aug 8th 2006, 10:15 pm
#92
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Re: Wildlife
Found a natural solution for the wild boar problem.......
Aug 8th 2006, 10:44 pm
#93
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Re: Wildlife
Originally Posted by DagBoy
They have road signs to warn of Cassowary country up around Port Douglas
).If you happen to be bitten by one of them, then count yourself bloody lucky ( :scared:
) as the chances are fairly low, as the popultation of them is low too.In other words, the chances of being chased and bitten (your "stomach ripped out") by one is postively almost none - wild adult Cassowaries are a major rariety... to see one in the day is virtually zero...
Aug 8th 2006, 10:56 pm
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Re: Wildlife
It's not the bite you have to worry about Stan.
It's the feet......talons like razors.
It's the feet......talons like razors.
Aug 8th 2006, 11:06 pm
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Re: Wildlife
Originally Posted by steandleigh
I remember that pic well - its on the main road into Mission Beach, where they have a fairly high concentration of Cassowaries (high being not many ).
If you happen to be bitten by one of them, then count yourself bloody lucky ( :scared: ) as the chances are fairly low, as the popultation of them is low too.
In other words, the chances of being chased and bitten (your "stomach ripped out") by one is postively almost none - wild adult Cassowaries are a major rariety... to see one in the day is virtually zero...
).If you happen to be bitten by one of them, then count yourself bloody lucky ( :scared:
) as the chances are fairly low, as the popultation of them is low too.In other words, the chances of being chased and bitten (your "stomach ripped out") by one is postively almost none - wild adult Cassowaries are a major rariety... to see one in the day is virtually zero...
Aug 12th 2006, 9:09 pm
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Re: Wildlife
Found this tree frog on the boat trailer today.
The frog measures approximately 120mm long. It first appear when Cyclone Larry did a house call and has been seen occasionally since.
I wonder if there is a reason it was 'hiding' there......... :scared:
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The frog measures approximately 120mm long. It first appear when Cyclone Larry did a house call and has been seen occasionally since.
I wonder if there is a reason it was 'hiding' there......... :scared:
WW
