Reunion between injured cassowary chick and father caught on camera

September 10, 2024 8:46 AM

Beautiful reunion between injured cassowary chick and father caught on camera. An abandoned cassowary chick, also called a "stripey", is reunited with its dad by wildlife officers, after being found listless and hurt in Far North Queensland. There's a 51 second video of the reunion.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries (9 comments total)

I love when dinosaurs are reunited and given a happy ending.

*Also, eponysterical, etc.
posted by Fizz at 9:00 AM on September 10 [9 favorites]

Relatable as the child of a tough and watchful but somewhat remote dad.
posted by ryanshepard at 9:20 AM on September 10 [5 favorites]

Yay!
posted by Glinn at 9:42 AM on September 10

MORE HAPPY WILDLIFE VIDS PLZ
posted by caution live frogs at 10:31 AM on September 10 [2 favorites]

who's a stripey? you are! you are!

I love seeing Stripey and Pop walking off into the trees together.
posted by supermedusa at 10:38 AM on September 10 [3 favorites]

I had no idea that cassowary dads do the rearing of their chicks! So lovely.
posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 11:40 AM on September 10 [2 favorites]

Looks like the vet did a really nice job of tidying up Scar's neck wound. He'll be fit to pull chariots in no time!
posted by flabdablet at 12:23 PM on September 10 [2 favorites]

Also Bingil Bay is gorgeous.
posted by flabdablet at 12:27 PM on September 10

I want to be a multibillionare only, and I swear only, to have a tropical island lair with a border protected by cassowaries. "Beware of Birds"
posted by sammyo at 3:13 PM on September 10 [2 favorites]