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. The cassowary has black feathers and is often compared to looking similar to a turkey.

There are currently three species of cassowary and the bird is related to the emu and the ostrich. See more ideas about Cassowary, Australian birds, Flightless bird. The ostrich lays the largest egg of any bird alive today. SIZE. An Alachua man who was killed by a cassowary bird Friday may have been trying to get an egg, deputies said. The female lays green-colored eggs directly onto the forest floor. The southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), also known as double-wattled cassowary, Australian cassowary or two-wattled cassowary, is a large flightless black bird. The fruit-eating southern cassowary is found in New Guinea and northern parts of Australia. Should you have one available would you please let me know?

It is one of the three living species of cassowary, alongside the dwarf cassowary and the northern cassowary.It is a ratite and therefore related to the emu, ostriches, rheas and kiwis The great cassowaries aesthetics. Jan 24, 2014 - Explore magicdragons13's board "Cassowary" on Pinterest. Thanks . Each egg can weigh up to 4lbs (1.9kg), which is the same weight as 27 chicken eggs. The Cassowary is the third tallest bird in the world after the Ostrich and the Emu.

See more ideas about Cassowary, Pet birds, Birds. 5 Years. Identification. Largest: Southern cassowary is 4 to 5.6 feet (1.2 to 1.7 meters) tall; females weigh up to 167 pounds (76 kilograms) and males weigh up to 121 pounds (55 kilograms). Liz Romer ... 12.8 The Egg 12.8.1 Egg Breakage 12.9 Incubation and Hatching 12.10 Breeding Management 12.10.1 Stages for Intervention 2 Original Edition Cassowary Husbandry Manual, 1997 Currumbin Sanctuary Ed. Egg weight: 20 ounces (580 grams) Egg size: Up to 6.3 x 4.1 inches (16 x 10 centimeters) Maturity: 2.5 to 3 years old. "They are easily my favorite bird and I would love to have a chance to raise them.
The cassowary bird is flightless, much like the ostrich and penguin. I am interested in purchasing a Cassowary egg shell. The Cassowary's large size, its large greyish helmet (casque) and the red wattle hanging from the neck, make it easy to identify. The most common of these, the southern cassowary, is the third-tallest and second-heaviest living bird, smaller only than the ostrich and emu. Cassowaries are large birds, with the female being bigger and stronger than the male. Aug 27, 2014 - Explore kendra0065's board "Cassowary" on Pinterest. The feathers of the body are black and hair-like. for the Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii Cairns Tropical Zoo .
Just curious if anyone has ever seen hatching eggs or young birds available"? This flightless bird lives in Africa. Oct 30, 2014 #10 maranfarmer563 Songster. It is also the second heaviest bird in the world after the ostrich.