Cassowary
A genus of flightless birds including three species of cassowary and the emu. Native to the New Guinea forests, the Moluccas, and Northeastern Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cassowaries (Casuarius) are a kind of large bird which cannot fly. They are in a group of flightless birds called the ratites. The ostrich, emu, moa (now extinct) and small kiwi are other ratites.
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Southern cassowary | |
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Family: | Casuariidae |
Genus: | Casuarius Brisson, 1760 |
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Casuarius casuarius |
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The cassowary lives in the tropical rainforests of New Guinea and north eastern Australia. They are shy birds living deep in the forest. They may become aggressive, and they may attack people. This makes it hard to learn about them.[1]
A group of cassowaries is called a "shock".