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Southern Cassowary Hoped to spot a cassowary in the wild in Daintree National Park but that did not happen unfortunately. So we have to do with this one in Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Australia,Casuarius casuarius,Geotagged,Southern Cassowary,Zoo Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Southern Cassowary

Hoped to spot a cassowary in the wild in Daintree National Park but that did not happen unfortunately. So we have to do with this one in Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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    Ferdy Christant
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    The wild is unpredictable, still nice that you found one in this park. To me they look like creatures from another time. Posted 12 years ago

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The Southern Cassowary

The Southern Cassowary also known as Double-wattled Cassowary, Australian Cassowary or Two-wattled Cassowary, is a large flightless black bird. It is a ratite and therefore related to the Emu, Ostrich, and the genus ''Rhea''.

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Similar species: Cassowaries And Emu
Species identified by Edgar Huisman
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By Edgar Huisman

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Uploaded Nov 23, 2012. Captured Nov 16, 2012 03:57 in 728 Fig Tree Pocket Rd, Fig Tree Pocket QLD, Australia.
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  • NIKON D5100
  • f/5.6
  • 1/500s
  • ISO1100
  • 280mm