Southern Cassowary
In tropical rainforests of Indonesia, New
Guinea and northeastern Australia...eats
fruit, fungi, insects and small vertebrates.
Guinea and northeastern Australia...eats
fruit, fungi, insects and small vertebrates.
Casuarius casuarius
(L 50-75" Wt 37-154 lb)
Mount Hypipamee
Nat’l Park
Nat’l Park
24Oct2015
With its thick, powerful
three-toed feet
equipped with a lethal
dagger-like claw (4.7 in)
on the inner toe, this is a
scary bird to meet up
close...and we did.
three-toed feet
equipped with a lethal
dagger-like claw (4.7 in)
on the inner toe, this is a
scary bird to meet up
close...and we did.