The cassowary is one of the world's most dangerous birds.
A Brush With a Feathered Foe
How one researcher narrowly escaped a nasty face-off.
By Bridget Alex
Jul 19, 2018 8:44 PMNov 12, 2019 5:12 AM
Biological anthropologist Samuel Urlacher ran into one of the world’s most dangerous birds while in Papua New Guinea. | Courtesy Samuel Urlacher
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