Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius Carnivora
The cassowary, a colourful yet solitary big bird from far north Queensland and Papua New Guinea, has been studied for centuries but now Flinders University researchers have studied the internal.
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The Southern Cassowary is often heard long before the bird is seen, with its rumbling calls usually given in response to the sight of potential danger.
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The southern cassowary ( Casuarius casuarius ), also known as double-wattled cassowary, Australian cassowary, or two-wattled cassowary, is a large flightless black bird, found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and northeastern Australia. It is one of the three living species of cassowary, alongside the dwarf cassowary and the northern cassowary.
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Australian Cassowary is a remarkable and enigmatic species that calls the lush rainforests of Australia its home. As one of the most unique and awe-inspiring birds on the planet, the Australian Cassowary has piqued the curiosity of nature enthusiasts, scientists, and tourists alike.
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Biggs (2013) state 2-15 min Bentrupperbäumer (1997) reports copulation as being short (about 1-2 min) Reproduction Breeding Breeding season Southern and Northern Cassowary Not well known; reported with great variability
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Cassowaries. The Cassowary (genus Casuarius) is a very large flightless bird native to the tropical forests of New Guinea and nearby islands, and northeastern Australia. The Southern Cassowary is the third tallest and second heaviest living bird, smaller only than the Ostrich and Emu. Cassowaries feed mainly on fruits, though all species are.
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Casuarius casuarius, the southern cassowary, fruit-eater-in-chief of Australia's rain forests. Cassowaries are large, flightless birds related to emus and (more distantly) to ostriches, rheas.
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The southern cassowary is the largest forest bird in the world, and the second heaviest bird in the world after the ostrich. It is third tallest after the ostrich and emu. Females are bigger and more brightly coloured. Adult Southern Cassowaries are between 1.5 m (5 ft) to 1.8 m (6 ft) tall.
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Cassowaries. The colourful cassowary is one of the most recognisable icons of the Wet Tropics. This striking bird with its brilliant blue and purple head and neck, red wattles, and amber eyes, appears extensively on promotional brochures and souvenirs throughout the region. However, it is an endangered species and its future is uncertain.
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They are adept at disappearing long before a human knows they are there. The southern cassowary of the far north Queensland rain forests is not well studied, and the northern and dwarf cassowaries even less so. Females are larger and more brightly coloured than the males.
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1. In June, the Cassowary mates and breeds 3-8 eggs and lays them in a nest lined with grass, leave and ferns. Each egg is 500 grams so if you hold 3 eggs at the exact same time you would be holding 1500 GRAMS! If you were holding 8 eggs you would be holding 4000 GRAMS! The female sits on the 3-8 eggs to incubate them for 50 DAYS!
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Life Cycle The male cassowary raises the chicks ©iStock Images Breeding takes place May to November. After mating, a female lays 3-6 eggs, then leaves the male to sit on them for about 8 weeks until they hatch.
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Adult Cassowaries are typically between 1.5-1.8 metres tall and females can weigh up to 70 kilograms. Adult females are larger than males (males rarely exceed 50 kilograms), and males have a slightly drooping tail. Casque One of the Cassowary's most defining features is its casque, the helmet-like structure on its head.
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Cassowary life cycle display poster expertly summarises the life cycle of the southern cassowary by breaking it down into 4 key stages. Colourful and engaging, each stage of the life cycle is boldly illustrated and simply explained to help your students associate the facts with images to aid their recollection.
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At the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, cassowaries are fed a daily assortment of grapes, tomatoes, squash, papaya, bananas, apples, sweet potatoes and carrots. Social Structure Southern cassowaries tend to live alone, only coming together to breed.
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Cassowaries live alone and can survive to be 40 years old. DID YOU KNOW Cassowaries are related to the emu, ostrich, rhea and kiwi. One cassowary egg weighs the same as about 10 chicken eggs. world's most dangerous birds. The female leaves the male on the eggs for about 50 days. The female may then mate with other males and lay more eggs.