For sale: a giant, ornery bird that killed its last owner
The creature called a cassowary -- boasting long, dagger-like claws, standing as tall as a tallish person and sporting a truly foul disposition -- will be auctioned Saturday, two weeks after slashing to death 75-year-old exotic animal lover and breeder Marvin Hajos.
Hajos was raising the flightless bird, which has a blue face and a ridge atop its head, and other exotic animals on his property in Alachua county in the north central part of Florida.A total of around 90 animals that Hajos owned will be auctioned off, said Scotty Wilson, the auctioneer at Gulf Coast Livestock Auction in Madison, Florida.
They include brightly colored macaws and critters called marmosets, or pocket monkeys, primates which are only five to six inches long, said Wilson, who knew Hajos for years. "Marvin was a very beloved figure and the exotic animal community around here is small but close knit. So I imagine we will have a strong turnout for the auction," he told AFP.In the event no one wants it, several conservation groups have already told the auction house they will take care of the cassowary.
With powerful legs, they can jump seven feet straight up in the air. Only ostriches are heavier in the world of birds. Cassowaries can run up to 31 miles per hour.
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