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Cassowaries mostly eat fruit but can eat frogs, birds, fish , rodents, rotting meat, snails and insects and flowers. It uses its big beak to grip fruit or prey and swallows them down whole. The crop helps break the food down more. Humans don't have these. It's kinda at the bottom of the bird's throat.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoCassowaries find their food on the ground of the rainforest in which they live. They eat the fruit that drops off native trees, as well as collecting other food from the ground, such as insects, other birds, frogs and fish, small rodents, fungus, snails and flowers, by using their sharp beaks to pick it up.
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∙ 14y agoThe cassowary lives in forests where the food grows very high up on the trees. The cassowary is a flightless bird, so it must eat the fallen fruit.
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∙ 14y agoA cassowary moves a lot like an ostrich, by walking. They are the third largest flightless bird, if I am not mistaken.
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What is a Southern Cassowary's main food?
The main food of the Southern cassowary is fallen fruit of over 200 species of native rainforest and bushland plants.
Does a cassowary have any predators?
The adult cassowary has no natural predators. Its eggs have predators such as lizards and white rats. The biggest danger to the Cassowary today is introduced species such as domestic and wild dogs. eral pigs destroy their nests and compete with the cassowary for food. The greatest threat comes from Man, who has destroyed much of the cassowary's habitat, and whose cars are also responsible for many cassowary deaths.
What are the cassowary's predators?
The adult cassowary has no natural predators. Its eggs have predators such as lizards and white rats. The biggest danger to the Cassowary today is introduced species such as domestic and wild dogs. eral pigs destroy their nests and compete with the cassowary for food. The greatest threat comes from Man, who has destroyed much of the cassowary's habitat, and whose cars are also responsible for many cassowary deaths.
What are the three types of cassowary?
The three species of cassowary are: Southern cassowary, or double-wattled cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) Northern cassowary, or single-wattled cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) Bennett's cassowary, or dwarf cassowary (Casuarius bennetti)
What are cassowaries' predators?
The adult cassowary has no natural predators. Its eggs have predators such as lizards and white rats. The biggest danger to the Cassowary today is introduced species such as domestic and wild dogs. eral pigs destroy their nests and compete with the cassowary for food. The greatest threat comes from Man, who has destroyed much of the cassowary's habitat, and whose cars are also responsible for many cassowary deaths.
What is the scientific name for the cassowary?
The genus name of the cassowary is Casuarius.There are three species of cassowary:Southern cassowary, or double-wattled cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)Northern cassowary, or single-wattled cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)Bennett's cassowary, or dwarf cassowary (Casuarius bennetti)
What eats cassowary?
In their natural habitat, there are no animals that eat adult cassowaries. Its eggs are often eaten by lizards and white rats. The biggest danger to the Cassowary today is introduced species such as domestic and wild dogs. eral pigs destroy their nests and compete with the cassowary for food. The greatest threat comes from Man, who has destroyed much of the cassowary's habitat, and whose cars are also responsible for many cassowary deaths.
Is a cassowary an amphibian?
A cassowary is a flightless bird.
Is a cassowary a reptile?
No. The cassowary is a large, flightless bird.
How long is a cassowary's spikes on its feet?
A cassowary does not have spikes: it has claws. The claws on a cassowary's toes are around 12cm long.
Is the cassowary still alive?
Yes. Both the Southern cassowary of Australia and the Northern cassowary, also known as the Golden-neck cassowary, of the island of New Guinea, are alive and well.
How do cassowary grow and walk?
Cassowary grow like kangaroo.
