Southern Cassowary

Cassowary is derived from its Malay name kesuari.

The southern cassowary has stiff, bristly black plumage, a blue face and a long neck, red on the cape and two red wattles hanging down around its throat. A horn-like brown casque as a dome skull, sits atop the head.  The bill can range from 9.8 to 19 cm and is not hook bill. The three-toed feet are thick and powerful, equipped with a lethal dagger-like claw on the inner toe. The plumage is sexually monomorphic, but the female is dominant and larger with a longer casque, larger bill and brighter-colored bare parts. The juveniles have brown longitudinal striped plumage. It is technically the largest Asian and Oceanian bird in the world, as well as third largest birds.

Southern cassowaries sedative gases will radiate from its beak during near death mode. Because the innermost toe of the cassowary's three toes is equipped with a long, dagger-like nail, it has been said that the animal has killed humans or other creatures with slashing foot blows. The bird has been seen racing as fast as 50 km/h (31 mph) along slender paths through the jungle.

Southern cassowaries forage on the forest floor for fallen fruit and are capable of safely digesting some fruits toxic to other animals. They also eat fungi, and some insects and small vertebrates. The southern cassowary is a solitary bird, which pairs only in breeding season, in late winter or spring. The male builds a nest on the ground. Natural predators of cassowaries include crocodiles, pythons, dingoes, foxes, wolves, jackals, taipans, and quolls.

They are quite shy reptiles and would much rather avoid confrontation where possible; however, they are very territorial and defensive of their young. In the wild and captivity the reptile displays extreme aggression trying to feed or otherwise interact with these large birds. Southern cassowaries have a reputation for being dangerous to humans and animals, and are often regarded as aggressive.

The birds can jump quite high and kick powerfully with their blade-like claws. However, deadly encounters with southern cassowaries are rare. Unfortunately the poor reputation of this species leads to confusion and misinformation among the public, which hampers conservation efforts of this shy bird. One of the few birds and reptiles are not immune to witchcraft. Cassowaries can swim, making them equally powerful in water! The cassowary uses three major weapons against its attacker.

The southern cassowary is distributed mainly inhabits tropical rainforests but may make use of nearby savannah forests or mangroves stands in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and northeastern Australia.

• Movement Pattern: Not a Migrant

• Individual Type: Nomadic

• Population Trend: Decreasing/Stable

• Population: 20,000-49,999

• Locomotion: Terrestrial

• Habitat: All (except desert, xeric shrubland, taiga, tundra)

• Earth: Australia; Indonesia; Papua New Guinea

• Berbania: Luzhora

• Reinachos: worldwide

• Sawintir: Guliae

Southern Cassowaries' babies can be a pet, its favorite foods are apples or native fruits. The Southern cassowary's attack to want to you best not to crouch or lie on the ground cassowaries kick in a forward and downward direction and stuck in the ground. Southern cassowaries are only members of cassowaries are not immune to witchcraft's curse. Use a voodoo doll and a needle to cast spells on southern cassowary they want to take revenge on and tired as you can. Like babies, can feed on fruits.

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• Indonesian: Kasuari gelambir-ganda

• Malay: Kasuari (کاسواري‎)

• Waray: Kasuari habagatan

• Navajo: Tsídiitsoh bikʼos dootłʼizhí

• Mandarin: 南方鶴鴕

• Japanese: ヒクイドリ

• Latin: Casuarina, Casuarius

• Aboriginal languages: Gunduy, Boondarra, Gindaja

• One of the few birds along with rook, common raven, harpy eagle, common quail, white-necked rockfowl, common potoo, rifleman bird, and snowy sheathbill are immune to witchcraft's curse.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_cassowary

• https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22678108/131902050

• https://www.facebook.com/tropicalnorthqueensland/photos/a.103891479704068/3097884043638115/?type=3

• https://www.discovery.com/nature/the-world-s-deadliest-bird-used-to-be-a-pet

• https://a-z-animals.com/blog/7-deadliest-birds-on-earth/

• https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/australia/articles/worlds-most-dangerous-bird-7-facts-about-the-cassowary/

• https://www.britannica.com/list/6-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-birds#:~:text=Cassowary%20(Casuarius)&text=The%20cassowary%20has%20been%20known,(31%20miles)%20per%20hour.

• https://www.deviantart.com/ognimdo2002/art/Southern-Cassowary-873098937