Why bird attacks on humans are becoming more common

Australian man killed by aggressive magpie nicknamed Swoop Dogg by locals

Australian police have shot dead a magpie after it attacked an old woman
(Image credit: Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

A man in Australia has died in a bicycle accident while trying to escape from a swooping magpie, fuelling fears about the increasing rate of bird attacks on people worldwide.

The BBC reports that the 76-year-old cyclist “suffered head injuries on Sunday when he veered off a path and crashed into a park fence” in the seaside city of Wollongong, south of Sydney. He died later in hospital.

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