Cassowaries live mainly in the rain forests. As cassowaries live on fallen fruit they spend a lot of time under trees where seeds the size of golfballs or larger are dropping from heights of up to 30 metres.
Cassowaries are not native to Saint Lucia. If there are any there, they were imported.
in the understory and forest floor
Yes. Cassowaries live in tropical rainforests of north-east Queensland, Australia, Papau New Guinea and other nearby islands. They also live alongside rivers and wetlands. They prefer to live in grassy and well-treed areas by the water.
Approximately 40-50 years. Some have been know to live longer in captivity
Baby Cassowaries Are Called Chicks.
cassowaries are 2,491 ft. tall
There are multiple keystone species that live in the tropical rainforests. A couple of these species are cassowaries and agoutis.
Cassowaries live on the rainforest floor. They are flightless; neither do they climb.
Cassowaries are classified as frugivores, which means they eat fruit.
Cassowaries live in the rainforests of coastal northern Queensland, Australia, in rainforest and other dense bushland where they can easily hide. They are found from low-lying swampland forests to high, mountainous forests.
The cassowary is endangered in Australia, mainly because of habitat degradation, but also because of feral pigs eating their eggs and wild and domestic dogs killing their chicks. Another reason for declined numbers of cassowaries is that many are being killed by vehicles. Between the combined problem of vehicles and dogs, it is estimated that there may be fewer than 1000 cassowaries left in the wild. Habitat loss occurs as a result of logging, farming and urban development. Cassowaries do not readily adapt to new habitats, and are particularly prone to stress resulting from displacement. Unfortunately, as more cassowaries are killed, the gene pool is becoming less diverse, meaning that animals have less well developed immune systems. This in turn increases their vulnerability to diseases.
Wild horses live in the wild.