20+ Cassowary Bird Pictures. Female cassowaries breed with several partners. The cassowary (genus casuarius ) is a very large flightless bird native to the tropical forests of new guinea and nearby islands, and northeastern australia.

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After laying her eggs, she abandons them, at which point the males take over and incubates the eggs for at least 50 days. Cassowaries are large, powerful birds, equipped with fearsome claws. Cassowaries are the only member of the family casuariidae and belong to the order casuariiformes, which also includes the emu.

Cassowaries are large, powerful birds, equipped with fearsome claws.

These pieces were created for an informational poster regarding the casque function of cassowaries. The southern cassowary is one of my favorite birds. Today, it's time to revisit the tet zoo archives, and post this (now very old) section of text on 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.