Where do Cassowaries live? - Answers The Southern cassowary lives in the rainforests of coastal northern Queensland, Australia, as well as in tropical rainforests of Papua New Guinea, and the Aru and Seram Islands It is found in
Which is bigger an emu or cassowary? - Answers Which is a taller a cassowary or emu? On average, an emu is taller The emu is Australia's tallest bird, averaging 1 6 to 2 metres in height Its nearest rival is the Southern Cassowary which
How does the cassowary get its food? - Answers 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
Why is the southern cassowary considered a keystone species? The cassowary has a wide range, so is also the only long distance means for dispersing large seeded fruits The seeds are excreted into a pile of the cassowary's own dung, meaning the seeds have
Why is the cassowary birds neck blue? - Answers 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
Do cassowaries have wings? - Answers Despite having wings (as all birds do), cassowaries cannot fly Cassowaries are large, heavy, Flightless Birds They are related to a group of birds called ratites Other ratites include the emu
Where do cassowaries sleep? - Answers The cassowary does not migrate regularly, but it is believed that populations of some species of cassowaries may migrate to different altitudes depending on the season The dwarh cassowary, for
What is a cassowarys closest relative? - Answers The cassowary is one of the ratites, a particular group of Flightless Birds Other members of this group, and therefore birds related to the cassowary, are the emu, kiwi,ostrich and rhea
Which is a taller a cassowary or emu? - Answers On average, an emu is taller The emu is Australia's tallest bird, averaging 1 6 to 2 metres in height Its nearest rival is the Southern Cassowary which averages 1 5 to 2 metres Next to the emu