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Speaking of dangerous birds in the world, do you immediately think of big birds such as eagles and ostriches?
One dominates the air, with powerful claws and beaks, and cannot resist attacking people; The other is fast and heavy, between 130 kg and 150 kg, although it will not easily attack people, but if you are provoked, there is a risk of fracture if you catch up with people and kick them.
With the size and strength of an ostrich, it is not so good to kick people
But these two birds are actually not the most dangerous, if they encounter the attack of cranes, they will make people unable to eat and go. This creature grows tall, and although it looks cute, it is an absolutely unpleasant big bird.
Some people may not have heard the name crane, but it should not be unfamiliar to say that its nickname "cassowary" should not be unfamiliar.
Maybe you've heard another name: cassowary
How fierce the crane ostrich is the camel
There are three subspecies under the genus Crane Plover, there are Double Crane Plover, Single Crane Plover and Pygmy Crane Ostrich, the three types of crane plover have some differences in appearance, but it does not prevent them from having super combat effectiveness, launching a madness to kick through the steel plate, kicking injuries and kicking dead people is not a word.
The crane has horns on the top of its head, like wearing a lethal helmet. They cannot fly, have more severely degraded wings than ostriches, and are not as tall as ostriches, but they are still comparable to normal adult men, standing between 1.7 and 1.8 meters tall.
The crane has "horns" on its head and is also very tall when standing
Because it cannot fly and can only run in case of danger, the crane's feet have evolved very powerful and long, running at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour, although not as good as ostriches and emus, but also a huge threat to people.
Cranes are mainly distributed in eastern Oceania, New Guinea and Indonesia, and during World War II, with American and Australian troops stationed in New Guinea, they knew to stay away from them, otherwise they felt the challenge and would rise up to attack.
It is mainly distributed in eastern Oceania and was once divided into the genus Ostrich
The crane's feet only have three toes, but they are completely adequate, and the innermost toe has a nail about 12 centimeters long, which is their most powerful weapon.
This nail is as sharp as a knife's edge, and when the crane runs quickly, it can firmly grasp the ground, increase friction, and ensure that the crane plover does not slip. At the same time, this nail is also a dark weapon used by the crane plover's defense.
Domestic pet nails are small, and can still scratch people's skin with nails, leaving deep blood marks, not to mention wild animals, defense value and attack value are many times higher than pets, so being scratched hard by the crane's 12 cm nails, like being "disemboweled" with a knife is as terrifying.
The crane's toes are not only sharp, but also powerful and can easily injure people
Cranes are not carnivores, usually only eat some fruits that fall on the ground, and when the fruit is lacking, they hunt insects, small fish, mice and birds to fill their stomachs.
Sometimes, like chickens, the crane plover also swallows small grit into the stomach to help digest, hence the name cassowary. But in fact, neither domestic chickens nor turkeys can compete with cranes.
A bird that kills
In 2019, a 75-year-old man in Florida, USA, was attacked and killed by a crane. How this old man angered Tsuruan is unclear, but Tsuruan attacked a 16-year-old boy in 1926, and this boy was indeed retaliated by his own lack of hands to provoke Tsuru.
The killing of people by cranes is not only accidental, but also deliberately provoked by humans
After the boy saw the crane plover in the jungle, not only did he not stay away in time, but he picked up a small stick on the ground and wanted to poke the crane plover. Seeing the danger, the crane immediately jumped up and kicked the boy in the chest, kicking him a few meters away.
The boy who fell to the ground fell into a coma, but the crane did not stop, but continued to attack, cutting the boy's carotid artery with its claws, leaving him dead in the jungle.
The end of the attack by the crane is terrible, either dead or seriously injured. Their powerful legs kick people, just like smashing people with dozens of pounds of iron hammers, the key is that they also have sharp claws, which can easily scratch people's flesh and skin and hook out the internal organs inside.
Attacked by cranes, it is actually difficult for humans to fight back, after all, human skin is too fragile
If a crane attacks a dog or horse, a kick is enough to be fatal. With this level of lethality, in 2004, the crane plover was named the world's most dangerous bird and included in the Guinness Book of World Records.
An expert in animal research has done a special experiment, he lifts a steel plate more than 5 millimeters thick, and then lures the crane to attack. After a few consecutive kicks, the steel plate broke a hole. It can be seen how fierce the legs and feet of the crane ostby attack, even if they generally do not take the initiative to attack people, but they are very alert, people are not sure which behavior makes the crane plovers feel provocative, so it is better to avoid it early.
Animal experts have done experiments on cranes kicking steel plates, and finally found that cranes directly kicked holes in steel plates
During World War II, although soldiers in New Guinea knew not to provoke the plover, they wandered through the jungle and inevitably strayed into the habitat of the plover. According to the relevant information of the US military, a small detachment accidentally broke into the territory of the crane, they did not see the crane, but the crane plover sneaked up on them from time to time, as a result, 5 people died at the foot of the crane plover, and more than 200 people were injured to varying degrees.
The current situation of the crane
The reason why the crane is so fierce is completely for self-preservation.
In fact, when they face advanced human technology products, they will also appear very powerless. In Australia and New Guinea, indigenous people domesticate cranes and plovers when they grow up, killing them for meat and decorating their feathers.
In the early days, humans would also domesticate cranes and plovers, eventually killing them and using their feathers as decorations
In places where there is human traffic, there are also many cases of cranes crossing the road and being killed by vehicles. Just like many wild animals don't know how to avoid, cranes don't know what a car is, plus they run fast, suddenly jumped out of the jungle next to the highway, hit the car, the driver was also confused, when he got out of the car to check, he found that he crushed the crane.
The range of human activities is getting wider and wider, and the range of activities of cranes is being compressed little by little, so the contradiction between humans and cranes has become intense. Either the person is attacked by the crane, or the crane is killed by the tool of the man.
After the conflict between the crane and the human being, there will be casualties
On its own, the crane is not afraid of people, but people can use tools, and the world's most dangerous bird cannot withstand the threat of high technology. Today, birds powerful enough to kill have been defeated by humans, and only in the pristine rainforests of New Guinea can the cranes still live a carefree life undisturbed.
In order to avoid the extinction of the crane plover, dozens of crane plover are raised in captivity in Australia in case of emergency. According to relevant research statistics, there are no more than 1500 cranes in the world. This low number is a bit exaggerated, proving that the continuation of the entire population of crane plover is facing great threat, and it really disappears with the slightest carelessness.
The global number of crane plovers is only more than a thousand, and the continuation of the population is still a bit dangerous
Cranes are also not very easy to keep, because they have a very strong sense of territory, and if multiple cranes are raised together, they will fight.
The brothers and sisters of the little crane ostrich who did not have the hair would fight, and if it were not for the intervention of their father, they would have really killed their brothers and feet.
And even if the keepers who raised the cranes from childhood approach them, they may be considered enemies who have invaded the territory and launch relentless attacks.
However, when the cranes did not feel dangerous, they seemed shy, like a shy little girl. In a word, the character of the crane is summed up: If anyone does not offend me, I will not offend, and if anyone offends me, I will be punished.
As long as they don't take the initiative to provoke, they are still very friendly
Nowadays, the number of cranes is so small, it must be paid attention to, every species that appears on the earth is the arrangement of nature, because the ecological chain is a closed circle, one less species, it proves that there is a gap in the ecological chain, then it will involve the whole body, and slowly appear greater ecological problems.
The crane plover, now registered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, has a narrow range, and now survives in the cracks of human activity, and if you are not careful, even the remaining 1,000 or so may disappear.
The crane plover is one of the endangered protected animals