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While he was on the ground, the cassowary kicked him in the neck, opening a 1.25-centimetre (0.49 in) wound that severed his jugular vein. The boy died of his injuries shortly thereafter. [76] [77] Cassowary strikes to the abdomen are among the rarest of all, but in one case in 1995, a dog was kicked in the belly.
The southern cassowary has stiff, bristly black plumage, a blue face and a long neck, red on the cape and two red wattles measuring around 17.8 cm (7.0 in) in length hanging down around its throat. A horn-like brown casque , measuring 13 to 16.9 cm (5.1 to 6.7 in) high, sits atop the head.
Kentucky Lake has a flood storage capacity of 4,008,000 acre⋅ft (4.944 km 3), more than 2.5 times the next largest lake in the TVA system. It provides a source for hydro-electric power. Also, as one of the lakes alluded to by the name of Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area , it is a recreational destination of western Kentucky and ...
About 200 Americans are killed per year by animals, according to one study, and the most common perpetrators may be surprising. A recent Washington Post analysis of government data between 2001 ...
Herrington Lake was created on the Dix River in 1925 and runs through Boyle, Garrard and Mercer counties; it is Kentucky’s deepest man-made lake. According to “Kentucky Legends and Lore” by ...
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The park was opened in 1951 as the companion to the whites-only Kentucky Lake State Park, and it was publicized as "the finest colored vacation site in the South". The park was originally 300 acres, and it included a beach, cottages, boat and fishing docks, a picnic area, a bathhouse, and a 200-seat dining hall.
The lake, which covers more than 100 acres on the Kentucky-Tennessee line near Middlesboro, is one of the iconic views at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, visible from the popular Pinnacle ...