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Casuar (Cassowary)

Casuarius sp.

Description:

The cassowaries are ratites, very large flightless birds in the genus Casuarius. There are three extant species recognized today. The most common of these, the Southern Cassowary, is the third tallest and second heaviest living bird, smaller only than the ostrich and emu. (Wikipedia) Cassowaries feed mainly on fruit, although all species are truly omnivorous and will take a range of other plant food including shoots, grass seeds, and fungi in addition to invertebrates and small vertebrates. Cassowaries are very shy, but when disturbed, they are capable of inflicting serious injuries to dogs and people.

Habitat:

Cassowaries are native to the tropical forests of New Guinea and nearby islands. This specimen was spotted at Curitiba's zoo.

Notes:

Although I prefer to photograph brazilian animals, I can't resist to some foreign beauties like this magnificent bird.

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4 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Uau! Fantastic!!!

Owl
Owl 12 years ago

Magnificent bird!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Wow incredible colors!!

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Pretty unusual!

Sergio Monteiro
Spotted by
Sergio Monteiro

Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Spotted on Jan 18, 2012
Submitted on Mar 16, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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