The deceased man gave kasuarer in his home in Florida, writes CNN. The accident seems to have occurred when he fell over in his garden and then was attacked by the bird.

In Florida included kasuarer in the “class 2” among the wild animals, which means that they are considered to be a threat to people and should be kept in a cage. In class 2 also includes, among other things, alligators, honungsgrävlingar and trädleoparder.

considered to be the cassowary, with its ten-centimeter-long, dagger-like claws as the world’s most dangerous bird, writes CNN.

The cassowary that killed his owner is still on the man’s property while the incident is investigated.