> Which bird is considered the world's most dangerous to humans, due to its sharpdagger-like claws?And the answer: Cassowary. Photo credit: Photo by Gilles Rolland-Monnett on Unsplash.com[https://unsplash.com/license].Native to Northern Australia, New Guinea, andsurrounding islands, the cassowary is a large bird, comparable in size to anemu. Cassowaries are shy and like to keep to themselves, but if provoked byhumans, they're known to use their 10-centimeter claws to defend themselves.This living dinosaur is not a force to be reckoned with. Standing as high as sixfeet tall and weighing as much as 160 pounds, these large birds make up fortheir inability to fly with extremely powerful legs. Cassowaries can travel atgreat speeds over both land and water. In fact, cassowaries have been clockedrunning as fast as 31 miles per hour through the rainforest.Cassowaries' powerful legs endow them with intense jumping capabilities: thesebirds can hop and strike up to 7 feet in the air. And, with 4 inches of claws oneach toe, you wouldn't want to be anywhere near one of these when it catchesair. Luckily, cassowaries mainly enjoy fallen fruit, insects, snails, and fungi. Asnaturally shy creatures, they usually do their best to stay out of sight andtrouble. However, the cassowary has quite a distinctive look. With its blackiridescent feathered body, its blue, turquoise and magenta neck, and hornedcrest or casque, it's been described as looking like a "high-fashion dinosaur."The chances of an attack from the "world's most dangerous bird" remain low – ifsighted, this dinosaur-like bird will more likely disappear into the forest.Learn more about these magnificent creatures below.