cassowary

The cassoarry is truly omnivorous. The eat fruit, shoots, grass seeds, fungi, invertebrates and small vertebrates.

The cassowary is a flightless bird that is the third largest bird in the world. It is Australia`s largest and heaviest bird. Thier size is 150cm to 200 cm.

The cassowarry

Appearance

Habitat

Diet

The cassowary has a hollow "helmet" on the top of its head. they have a blue and red neck. They have jet black fur covering The cassoworry`s body.

OMG! So much fruit!!!

First, the female finds a male to breed with, then the female lays a cluch(4) of green eggs inside a scrape in the ground lined with plant material.

Reprouction

The cassowary is native to papa New guinea and nearby islands such as Northeastern Australia. (Queensland`s Rainforests)They are also endangered.

Behaviour

cool facts

Did you know that the cassowary `s toenail an grow up to 12 cm?

The cassowary is a passive (It won`t attack unless you attack it) bird. But they are very aggressive during breeding season. Most of the atttacks have been recorded to be at the season. They have even been So, if you encounter a cassowary, do provoke it or you suffer great injurys.