Cassowary birds are notoriously dangerous, so it’s just as well photographer Lincolon Macgregor kept some distance from this one in Australia. According to Macgregor, the big bird sat down on a picnic blanket and ate the food the humans had laid out for themselves.
“Picnickers in this area often inadvertently attract these birds with food, however human food can have a negative effect on their health,” Macgregor said. “Cassowaries are well known for being important seed dispersers in their rainforest ecosystems, and when their diet strays from natural seeds and fruits, their important seed dispersal role diminishes.”
