Attacks to humans and domestic animals by the southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) in Queensland, Australia. A 2003 historical study of 221 cassowary attacks showed that 150 had been against humans: 75% of these had been from cassowaries that had been fed by people, 71% of the time the bird had chased or charged the victim, 15% of the time they kicked. An animal auction of a dead Florida man's estate will see a number of exotic animals sold off, including lemurs, macaws and marmosets, but one big-ticket item stands out: the cassowary … A cassowary has attacked and killed its 75-year-old owner after the man fell over on his property in Florida. #12.
The Alachua County Sheriff's office told CBS affiliate WGFL-TV that a cassowary killed the man Friday on the property near Gainesville, likely using its long claws. If you tick it off, it’s not afraid to aim a kick or ten in your direction.
Those attacks that do occur overwhelmingly involve soliciting food from people. The Cassowary is six feet tall, can run up to 31mph, and has powerful feet with huge claws and a bad ass attitude.

A cassowary, considered the world’s most dangerous bird, attacked and killed its owner when the man fell on his farm in Florida.. In a 1999 study, Christopher P. Kofron of the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service tallied 221 cassowary attacks in Queensland, and 150 were on humans. Killer Whale Attack.

… One of the most recent incidents came in 2012, when a tourist in Queensland, Australia, was kicked by a cassowary off a ledge and into a body of water but remained unharmed otherwise. Cassowaries are curious, and they do attack from time to time, but attacks on humans are relatively rare. Kofron, C. P. 1999. Scared yet? Cassowary Attack.