Cassowary
by Kaye Menner
Title
Cassowary
Artist
Kaye Menner
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
From Wikipedia:
"The cassowaries are ratites, very large flightless birds in the genus Casuarius native to the tropical forests of New Guinea and nearby islands. There are three extant species recognized today. The most common of these, the Southern Cassowary, is the third tallest and second heaviest living bird, smaller only than the ostrich and emu.
Cassowaries feed mainly on fruit, although all species are truly omnivorous and will take a range of other plant food including shoots, grass seeds, and fungi in addition to invertebrates and small vertebrates. Cassowaries are very shy, but when disturbed, they are capable of inflicting serious injuries to dogs and people.
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May 12th, 2012
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Kaye Menner
Thank you very much, Vivian for your kind comment. I certainly did not try patting him through the wire!
Kaye Menner
Thank you, Rosy for your wonderful and kind feedback, and the v/f. It is a pity we need fences around these amazing animals, but I am glad you do not feel the fence is an 'eyesore'.