The southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), also known as double-wattled cassowary, Australian cassowary, or two-wattled cassowary, is a large flightless...

Islands), and northeastern Australia. Three cassowary species are extant. The most common, the southern cassowary, is the third-tallest and second-heaviest...

It is one of the three living species of cassowary, alongside the dwarf cassowary and the southern cassowary. It is a member of the superorder Paleognathae...

The dwarf cassowary (Casuarius bennetti), also known as Bennett's cassowary, little cassowary, mountain cassowary or muruk, is the smallest of the three...

Casuarius lydekkeri, also called the pygmy cassowary, is an extinct species of cassowary. Casuarius lydekkeri was distributed in New South Wales during...

Casuarius Brisson, 1760 (cassowary) † C. lydekkeri Rothschild, 1911 (Pygmy cassowary) C. casuarius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Southern cassowary) C. unappendiculatus...

1760 (cassowary) †Casuarius lydekkeri Rothschild, 1911 (Pygmy cassowary) Casuarius casuarius (Linnaeus, 1758) Brisson, 1760 (Southern cassowary) Casuarius...

Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. pp. 75–79. ISBN 0-7876-5784-0 "Southern Cassowary Species account". Animal Life Resource. Wood, T.C. & Krajewsky, C...

bill to the tail, emus range from 139 to 164 cm (55 to 65 in). The southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) from Australia and Papua New Guinea has a height...

camelus massaicus) American rhea Darwin's rhea Southern cassowary Northern cassowary Dwarf cassowary Emu Great spotted kiwi Little spotted kiwi North...

Christopher P. (1999). "Attacks to humans and domestic animals by the southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) in Queensland, Australia". Journal...

common name. For example, the southern and northern cassowaries are known as the double-wattled and single-wattled cassowary, respectively, and a breed of...

bird that was later used by Portuguese explorers to describe the related cassowary in Australia and New Guinea. Another theory is that it comes from the...

the cassowary consumes. Because the A. glabra is among the foods eaten by southern cassowary, revegetation may be necessary to ensure that cassowary have...

Casques are found in a number of species, including most hornbills, all cassowaries, the maleo, the horned guan, the helmeted guineafowl and several species...

size and complete loss of wings including the stylopod element. The southern cassowary, a flightless ratite native to Indonesia, New Guinea and northeastern...

the crocodile monitor and the New Guinea singing dog, whilst one, the cassowary, is actually a frugivore but predatory opportunistically and seasonally...

southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) in Queensland, Australia Kofron, Christopher P. (2003). "Case histories of attacks by the southern...

forests and highland regions. The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) The southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) Goannas, being predatory lizards, are often...

60 extant species, including the well-known ratites (ostriches, emus, cassowaries, rheas, and kiwis) and penguins. The smallest flightless bird is the...

is home to a number of rare and endangered species, including the southern cassowary (Casuarius Casuarius) and Bennett's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus)...

Pfennigwerth, S. (2010). "(William T. Stearn Prize 2009) "The mighty cassowary": The discovery and demise of the King Island emu". Archives of Natural...

There are 47 species of tinamous, five of kiwis (Apteryx), three of cassowaries (Casuarius), one of emus (Dromaius) (another became extinct in historic...

Red-tailed black cockatoo ('Free Flight' bird show) Rufous whistler Southern cassowary Spinifex pigeon Star finch Sulphur-crested cockatoo ('Free Flight'...

Christopher P. (1999). "Attacks to humans and domestic animals by the southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) in Queensland, Australia". Journal...

Walkabout is set to be renovated by 2025 to support Red kangaroo and Southern cassowary. Finished in early 2011, this 4.3-acre (1.7 ha) outdoor exhibit is...

Quaternary extinctions. Hippopotamuses The sperm whale The orca The southern cassowary The common ostrich The saltwater crocodile The Komodo dragon The green...

snakes, spiders, freshwater and saltwater crocodiles, various sharks, cassowaries, kangaroos, stingrays and stonefish and a variety of smaller marine creatures...

Distribution Pygmy cassowary Casuarius lydekki EX Southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius VU northern Queensland, Australia Northern cassowary Casuaraius unappendiculatus...

Knopwood spelt it as 'emew'. Other early accounts referred to it as a 'cassowary' and even an 'ostrich'. George Augustus Robinson recorded two indigenous...