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'''Cassowaries''' are flightless [[Creature|birds]] found exclusively in [[tropical]] moist broadleaf [[forest]]s. Despite being described as small, they are, in fact, nearly as heavy as an adult [[dwarf]], though they are benign and will normally flee if provoked. In the event they fight back against dwarves, they will prefer to use kicks for self-defense.
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[[Image:Jurong Southern Cassowary.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[preference|Admired]] for their ''casques''.]]
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Although described as small in Dwarf Fortress, '''cassowaries''' rank among the largest flightless birds on earth, outsized only by [[ostrich]]es and [[emu]]s. Though benign, they can cause lethal damage to the average dwarf with a well-aimed kick. Coming into contact with these creatures in Dwarf Fortress will cause job cancellations. They can be tamed and bred, but there are better options. Some dwarves [[preference|admire]] them for their ''casques'' (helmet-like protrusions).
  
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Cassowaries can be captured in [[cage]] [[trap]]s and [[Animal trainer|trained]] into exotic [[pet]]s. They give an acceptable amount of returns when [[butcher]]ed, and can also be put on [[nest box]]es to lay a meager amount of [[egg]]s. Out of the flightless bird species, cassowaries are the longest lived, outliving [[ostrich]]es and [[emu]]s by about three times.
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== In real life ==
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The only documented human death by a cassowary happened on April 6, 1926. 16-year-old Phillip McClean and his brother, aged 13, came across a cassowary on their property and decided to try to kill it by striking it with clubs. The bird kicked the younger boy, who fell and ran away as his older brother struck the bird. The cassowary then charged, knocked the older brother to the ground, and kicked him, opening a wound in his neck which may have severed an artery. The boy managed to escape, but died shortly afterwards as a result of his injuries.
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Some dwarves [[preferences|like]] cassowaries for their ''casques''.
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassowary#Cassowary_attacks]
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[[Image:Jurong Southern Cassowary.jpg|thumb|center|300px|Admired for their ''casques''.]]
 
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Humans often tell tales of incredibly aggressive cassowaries, who can kick and tear apart just about anything that looks at them funny. According to them, the birds have one toe which is literally a spear, made specifically to murder innocents. Dwarves, who are master tamers of the animal kingdom, scoff at the idea of cassowaries being anything but fancy-coloured poultry, though the proposition of weaponizing their spear-toes (and possibly use their head-casques as axes) is an attractive one.
 
  
 
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