Cassowary is one of the largest birds in the world. It is a family of Ostrich (in Africa) and Emu (in Australia), but Cassowaries have much more fierce looking than its relatives.Among the 3 species of Cassowaries found in Papua New Guinea, the Southern (Double Wattled) Cassowary is the largest (up to 1.9m), heaviest, and has most scary look. - That is why I have personally named it as Dinosaur in PNG !
*Photo taken at National Capital Botanical Garden, Port Moresby
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I would like to hear from anyone with information on cassowary numbers in PNG.
Beville
bevel7@ypg.com.au
I am not sure if anybody has done a biologoical research on the number of Cassowary in PNG, but it is certaily one of the endangered species.
It is common to eat Cassoway in Highlands,- Although I have never tasted it, people say it is strong meat but nice, - population pressure is affecting the number of Cassowary.
They are very shy and hard to see during the daytime but still live in the lowland & highland forest and places like National Parks: we sometimes see the footsteps & droppings of Cassowary even in the National park near Port Moresby.
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