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    (c) Van Pierszalowski, all rights reserved

  • Southern Cassowary, 2 of 6
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    (c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Tom Hunt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Julien Rouard - Dreamtime Nature Photography, all rights reserved

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    (c) Jean Roger, all rights reserved

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Southern Cassowary

Casuarius casuarius

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The southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), also known as double-wattled cassowary, Australian cassowary or two-wattled cassowary, is a large flightless black bird. It is one of the three living species of cassowary, alongside the dwarf cassowary and the northern cassowary. It is a ratite and therefore related to the emu, ostriches, rheas and kiwis.

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