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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&#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=1759968010&Signature=efmBaN2T88FM3OUqpcqMh%2Ft3p7w%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/155188/northern_cassowary_-_closeup_nimbokrang_papua.html" title="Northern cassowary - closeup, Nimbokrang, Papua"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/155188_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=toFU4Kkk4xCMWcppOY88uIcOhoQ%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="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 /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155187/northern_cassowary_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=1759968010&Signature=2EI%2BYwQfs3NPSNgOU9zqzw1XSgc%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=1759968010&Signature=GBCzLe5SyrtkuQc9Mm0Qvk4N5Y8%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 /> <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/4V6vugjEzaA?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Australia (continent),Casuarius unappendiculatus,Geotagged,Indonesia,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Northern cassowary,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea Click/tap to enlarge

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.

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 - 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'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/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

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Did you know that they can eat poisonous berries? The reason is because food moves very quickly through their digestive system and a lot of it gets pooped out before it is even digested. Posted one year ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      I did not know that! I guess that confirms the beginning of the above video where they are praised for spreading seeds to effectively. Posted one year ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Yes, exactly! They also have to eat a lot in order to get enough nutrition since they poop it all out so quickly. 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
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Uploaded Nov 10, 2023. Captured Oct 10, 2023 15:41 in F43P+FRM Jamil Homestay, Nembukrang, Distrik Nimbokrang, Kabupaten Jayapura, Papua 99361, Indonesia.
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  • ISO1000
  • 270mm
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