Killer birds raid Cyclone Larry town

Killer birds raid Cyclone Larry town

THEY have borne Cyclone Larry and weeks of torrential rain, but now the luckless residents of Innisfail face a new dilemma, a posse of hungry marauding cassowaries.

The critically endangered and famously testy flightless bird, known for its ability to disembowel humans with its razor-sharp claws, is running amok through the backyards and suburban streets of north Queensland in search of food.

The birds are believed to have left rainforest areas after much of the fruit-bearing plants they depend on were knocked down by Larry's 260km/h winds.

It is expected to be months before the birds' food sources begin to replenish.

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You Aussies deal with stuff that just blows my mind....

Deadly snakes, lethal spiders, saltwater crocs, and these big scary foul tempered birds that can rip your guts out.

Im moving down under now!!!!!!!!!!!!