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Cassowaries are flightless birds that mainly occur on the island of Neuguinea. The cassowary is also native to the Australian Cape York Peninsula and is already strictly protected there. A fully grown cassowary can reach a height of 1.70 m, a weight of over 60 kg and a speed of 50 km/h. You can recognize the 3 species by their drooping skin flaps on the neck. The Bennett cassowary got none, the single-lobed cassowary have 1 and the helmet cassowary have 2 skin flaps.
A casoary with his chick at dinner
The cassowaries are distinguished from other ratites by a helmet-like growth on their heads covered with horn tissue. According to recent research, they regulate their body temperature via the internal tissue structure of their helmets. Cassowaries are shy, crepuscular and nocturnal birds that live deep in the forest and usually move away before a person notices their presence. Due to the secret way of life, cassowaries have not been adequately researched. The exact number of fully grown animals cannot be precisely determined and yet the single-lobed cassowary and helmet cassowary are considered to be endangered.
