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Northern cassowary - closeup, Nimbokrang, Papua The prehistoric-looking Northern cassowary, endemic to Northern New Guinea. It can be visually distinguished from the Southern cassowary by its golden-colored neck patch.<br /> <br /> This individual was poached as a chick after which the guesthouse owner of where we were staying purchased it to conserve it. It has grown a lot since. It&#039;s supposed to be picked up by the forestry department for release in the wild, but they&#039;re taking their sweet time.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155187/northern_cassowary_nimbokrang_papua.html" title="Northern cassowary, Nimbokrang, Papua"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/155187_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1767225610&Signature=YcbPGDOVdRVSEZxevgDQjyQNIL8%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Northern cassowary, Nimbokrang, Papua The prehistoric-looking Northern cassowary, endemic to Northern New Guinea. It can be visually distinguished from the Southern cassowary by its golden-colored neck patch.<br /> <br /> This individual was poached as a chick after which the guesthouse owner of where we were staying purchased it to conserve it. It has grown a lot since. It&#039;s supposed to be picked up by the forestry department for release in the wild, but they&#039;re taking their sweet time.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155188/northern_cassowary_-_closeup_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155189/northern_cassowary_-_side_view_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155190/northern_cassowary_-_claws_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155191/northern_cassowary_-_head_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V6vugjEzaA Australia (continent),Casuarius unappendiculatus,Geotagged,Indonesia,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Northern cassowary,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155189/northern_cassowary_-_side_view_nimbokrang_papua.html" title="Northern cassowary - side view, Nimbokrang, Papua"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/155189_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1767225610&Signature=o9UL5sipUdZCQmYHWtXgT6kxxoM%3D" width="200" height="200" alt="Northern cassowary - side view, Nimbokrang, Papua The prehistoric-looking Northern cassowary, endemic to Northern New Guinea. It can be visually distinguished from the Southern cassowary by its golden-colored neck patch.<br /> <br /> This individual was poached as a chick after which the guesthouse owner of where we were staying purchased it to conserve it. It has grown a lot since. It&#039;s supposed to be picked up by the forestry department for release in the wild, but they&#039;re taking their sweet time.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155187/northern_cassowary_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155188/northern_cassowary_-_closeup_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155190/northern_cassowary_-_claws_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155191/northern_cassowary_-_head_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V6vugjEzaA Australia (continent),Casuarius unappendiculatus,Geotagged,Indonesia,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Northern cassowary,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155190/northern_cassowary_-_claws_nimbokrang_papua.html" title="Northern cassowary - claws, Nimbokrang, Papua"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/155190_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1767225610&Signature=oRM0Th0O5SfkzJEj3HVFjLvmwWc%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Northern cassowary - claws, Nimbokrang, Papua The prehistoric-looking Northern cassowary, endemic to Northern New Guinea. It can be visually distinguished from the Southern cassowary by its golden-colored neck patch.<br /> <br /> This individual was poached as a chick after which the guesthouse owner of where we were staying purchased it to conserve it. It has grown a lot since. It&#039;s supposed to be picked up by the forestry department for release in the wild, but they&#039;re taking their sweet time.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155187/northern_cassowary_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155188/northern_cassowary_-_closeup_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155189/northern_cassowary_-_side_view_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155191/northern_cassowary_-_head_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V6vugjEzaA Australia (continent),Casuarius unappendiculatus,Geotagged,Indonesia,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Northern cassowary,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155191/northern_cassowary_-_head_nimbokrang_papua.html" title="Northern cassowary - head, Nimbokrang, Papua"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/155191_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1767225610&Signature=3zBTu9nwScmuCYpdXXEkmvzr%2FCc%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Northern cassowary - head, Nimbokrang, Papua The prehistoric-looking Northern cassowary, endemic to Northern New Guinea. 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Northern cassowary - closeup, Nimbokrang, Papua

The prehistoric-looking Northern cassowary, endemic to Northern New Guinea. It can be visually distinguished from the Southern cassowary by its golden-colored neck patch.

This individual was poached as a chick after which the guesthouse owner of where we were staying purchased it to conserve it. It has grown a lot since. It's supposed to be picked up by the forestry department for release in the wild, but they're taking their sweet time.

Northern cassowary, Nimbokrang, Papua The prehistoric-looking Northern cassowary, endemic to Northern New Guinea. It can be visually distinguished from the Southern cassowary by its golden-colored neck patch.<br /> <br /> This individual was poached as a chick after which the guesthouse owner of where we were staying purchased it to conserve it. It has grown a lot since. It's supposed to be picked up by the forestry department for release in the wild, but they're taking their sweet time.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155188/northern_cassowary_-_closeup_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155189/northern_cassowary_-_side_view_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155190/northern_cassowary_-_claws_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155191/northern_cassowary_-_head_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V6vugjEzaA Australia (continent),Casuarius unappendiculatus,Geotagged,Indonesia,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Northern cassowary,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea

Northern cassowary - side view, Nimbokrang, Papua The prehistoric-looking Northern cassowary, endemic to Northern New Guinea. It can be visually distinguished from the Southern cassowary by its golden-colored neck patch.<br /> <br /> This individual was poached as a chick after which the guesthouse owner of where we were staying purchased it to conserve it. It has grown a lot since. It's supposed to be picked up by the forestry department for release in the wild, but they're taking their sweet time.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155187/northern_cassowary_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155188/northern_cassowary_-_closeup_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155190/northern_cassowary_-_claws_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155191/northern_cassowary_-_head_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V6vugjEzaA Australia (continent),Casuarius unappendiculatus,Geotagged,Indonesia,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Northern cassowary,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea

Northern cassowary - claws, Nimbokrang, Papua The prehistoric-looking Northern cassowary, endemic to Northern New Guinea. It can be visually distinguished from the Southern cassowary by its golden-colored neck patch.<br /> <br /> This individual was poached as a chick after which the guesthouse owner of where we were staying purchased it to conserve it. It has grown a lot since. It's supposed to be picked up by the forestry department for release in the wild, but they're taking their sweet time.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155187/northern_cassowary_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155188/northern_cassowary_-_closeup_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155189/northern_cassowary_-_side_view_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155191/northern_cassowary_-_head_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V6vugjEzaA Australia (continent),Casuarius unappendiculatus,Geotagged,Indonesia,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Northern cassowary,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea

Northern cassowary - head, Nimbokrang, Papua The prehistoric-looking Northern cassowary, endemic to Northern New Guinea. It can be visually distinguished from the Southern cassowary by its golden-colored neck patch.<br /> <br /> This individual was poached as a chick after which the guesthouse owner of where we were staying purchased it to conserve it. It has grown a lot since. It's supposed to be picked up by the forestry department for release in the wild, but they're taking their sweet time.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155187/northern_cassowary_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155188/northern_cassowary_-_closeup_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155189/northern_cassowary_-_side_view_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155190/northern_cassowary_-_claws_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V6vugjEzaA Australia (continent),Casuarius unappendiculatus,Geotagged,Indonesia,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Northern cassowary,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea

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  1. View Patomarazul's profile
    Patomarazul
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    Nice! Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks! Posted 2 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Awesome!! Did you touch it? Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      No, we did feed it berries and that bill is quite intimidating :)

      I also still hope one day it makes it back to the wild, in which case it should learn that humans are scary.       Posted 2 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        You were very brave to at least feed it berries. It must have been so hard to resist touching the red, bumpy parts, though. I hope it makes it back to freedom. <3 Posted 2 years ago
  5. View Alexander Hassmueller's profile
    Alexander Hassmueller
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    Very impressive bird looking really out of time. Thx for the video giving a good insight! Posted one year ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks, Alexander! Posted one year ago

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The Northern cassowary

The northern cassowary, also known as the single-wattled cassowary or gold-neck cassowary, is a large, stocky flightless bird of northern New Guinea. They are members of the superorder Paleognathae.

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Similar species: Cassowaries And Emu
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Nov 10, 2023. Captured Oct 10, 2023 09:24 in F43P+FRM Jamil Homestay, Nembukrang, Distrik Nimbokrang, Kabupaten Jayapura, Papua 99361, Indonesia.
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