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World Top Ten Birds Most Likely To Kill You

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Channel: WorlTop10 · 2014 · Education

1.Southern Cassowarry - The Southern Cassowarry is a rainforest dwelling member of the ratite family, native to Northwestern Australia and New Guinea. Cassowaries have black plumage and blue skin patches, with a bony head plate that gives it a saurian appearance. These birds weigh over 130 pounds, stand nearly 6 feet tall, and are fiercely territorial.
2.African Ostrich - The African Ostrich is the largest bird on earth, and is the sole remaining ostrich species following the tragic extinction of the Arabian Ostrich. Ostriches average 240 pounds, and may reach nearly 7 feet in height.
The bird's long eyelashes and broad bills may appear comical -- but a territorial ostrich is nothing to laugh about. Startled ostriches usually run -- reaching speeds of 43 miles per hour -- or flatten themselves close to the ground; but when their territory or young are threatened, they may attack humans.
3. Australian Magpie - The Australian Magpie is a southern relative of crows and ravens, and it is closely linked to the butcherbird family. The feeding habits of this species are relatively harmless, as it focuses largely on ground-dwelling invertebrates. But the territorial behavior of this giant songbird -- with a wingspan of nearly 3 feet -- ranks it among the most dangerous avian species on the planet.
4. European Herring Gull - Colonially nesting gulls -- especially larger species such as the European Herring Gull -- can be highly aggressive towards perceived intruders. Rising garbage levels and reliable food availability in urban areas have encouraged the gulls to nest in these new habitats, increasing conflict with humans. The birds aggressively steal food from humans, causing potential injuries from the massive, razor-like bills. One boy suffered cuts to the face after a gull stole his sausage.
5. Mute Swan - The Mute Swan is one of the world's largest waterfowl -- not to mention one of the most aggressive and territorial. The birds are native to Eurasia, but have been introduced to many other parts of the world -- most famously North America. Mute Swans, unlike other swan species, nest in park ponds, community lakes and other sites frequented by humans, and defend their nest fiercely against potential predators.
6. Great Northern Loon - The five types of Gaviiformes -- commonly known as loons -- are among Earth's most primitive avian species, dating back to the earliest stages of bird evolution. Loons nest near lakes in the temperate forest, boreal forest and arctic tundra landscapes in Northern Eurasia and North America. In the winter, loons fly south a short way to spend the winter on sheltered bays across the Northern Hemisphere. These 8-12 pound birds possess razor sharp, pointed bills which they use to spear their fish prey.
7. Barred Owl - The Barred Owl is a fluffy, medium-sized bird of prey native to swamp forests in the Southern United States. Wingspans reach up to four feet, and weight ranges from 2.5 to over 3 pounds. Barred Owls target small animal prey, and have recently expanded their range northward and westward as far as British Columbia.
8. Lammergier- Lammergier is German for "lamb vulture". It was believed that the most predatory vulture species fed on lambs -- but lambs are unlikely to be targeted unless they are sick or dying.
It is this bird's penchant for hard food items that require aerial drpping to access that make it potentially dangerous. Lammergiers have adapted to favor the soft marrow inside bones, which is what remains when other vultures have stripped the carcass. To access the marrow, the bird carries the bones into the air and drops them to shatter on the rocks below.
9. Snowy Owl - Snowy Owl -- the large white bird immortalized by the Harry Potter series -- is the most northerly bird of prey on the planet. Snowy Owls breed on the tundra around the Arctic Circle, and can tolerate temperatures as low as -50. The birds stand over 18 inches tall, with a wingspan of over 4 feet. Their weight can exceed 6 pounds. When walking on the arctic tundra, one must keep a cautious eye out for apparent patches of unmelted snow on the expanse of ground-cover vegetation.
10. Red-tailed Hawk - The Red-tailed Hawk is one of North America's larger hawks, and it's one of the most familiar. It is the most regularly sighted Buteo, or open country hawk, and can be found in farmland, highway margins, parks, native prairie, and at the edges of lightly wooded habitats.
Red-tailed Hawks weigh between 3 and 4.4 pounds, and have a wingspan of nearly 5 feet. The nest is placed in a tree near open areas, and it's fiercely defended. When the nest is built in an area frequented by humans, the hawk may perceive humans as a threat and attempt to drive them from its territory.

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