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Birdland, in the Cotswolds, has announced its first successful hatching of a southern cassowary chick (left) - renowned as one of the world's largest and most lethal flightless birds. Often compared to dinosaurs in appearance, cassowaries are similar to emus and have four-inch, dagger-like claws on each foot that can cut open predators - including humans, with one of the animals having killed a man in Florida in 2019. Standing up to 6ft tall and weighing up to 130lbs (59kg), the animals have been branded the world's most dangerous bird by experts at the San Diego Zoo in America. The birth of the chick on British soil is a major milestone for the Bourton-on-the-Water wildlife attraction - which has been trying to breed the fearsome giant fliers for more than 25 years.