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Cassowary
 By:
 Kayla Hornick
Where Do I Live?
 It lives in the rainforests of New Guinea.
 The rainforests gets 2,540 mm(rainfall).
 Cassowary’s prefers stream banks and
clearings.
 They hide in caves and under thick tropical
trees for shelter.
Physical Features
 They ’re about 6 ft tall.
 Black hairy body with long blue neck.
 They weigh around 70 kilos.
 They have three toes that are very sharp.
 They have a brownish horn on their head
shaped like a crest.
 It has a straight grey beak.
 They are birds.
Endangered
 The cassowary lives to be 60 but mostly
doesn’t because it’s endangered.
 Dogs can do bad damage to young chicks.
 Men still shoot them even though it is illegal.
 There is also a large amount of road kills.
 People eat Cassowary eggs.
 And they are having habitat lose.
 Their predators are feral pigs ,
men and dogs.
Food Foragers
 Cassowaries are omnivores.
 They eat nuts, seeds, berries, snails, and
small animals.
 They are foragers so they don’t kill their prey ,
they find food that is already dead.
 They eat food in an area very quickly.
Yum!
Reproduction
 Eggs are dark green and 5 to 6 inches.
 The male builds the nest out of water proof
plant material so the eggs don’t get soaked.
 The chicks are cream with brown stripes.
 The dad looks after them for 9 months then
the chicks have to live on their own.
Behavior
 The Cassowary is a shy secretive bird , but if
cornered it can be very dangerous .
 It’s waddle can change color according to the
time of year and mood.
Physical or behavior
 Physical : Crest on head to run through
undergrowth so the head doesn’t get hurt.
 Behavior : Razor sharp feet to defend itself.
 Physical :Large wedge shaped body so when
running it’s body doesn’t get hurt by sharp
leaves and vines.
 Behavior : It’s shy so it’s color can blend with
It’s environment before something even
knew it was there.
Inside Of Me
 The cassowary’s body structure helps it to eat poisonous
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plants other animals can’t eat.
Without those trees the rainforest would have a big loss
and many animals would lose their environment.
The Cassowary is very important to the rainforest and it’s
animals.
The Cassowary has something inside it to help it see in
the dark . That means it is nocturnal .
They are safer because there predators aren’t awake at
night.
Being nocturnal gives them lots of time to find shelter ,
get food and move around .
Fun Facts
 It is related to dinosaurs because it has a lot of
dinosaur feature and has the same behavior
 The female Is larger than the male.
 They were voted most dangerous bird in the
world and they got put into The Guinness book
of world records in 2006 or 2007.