By Gabriella LamontBy Gabriella Lamont

There are five different groups ofThere are five different groups ofanimals with vertebrates.animals with vertebrates.

These classifications These classifications are:are:

MammalsMammals FishFish ReptilesReptiles BirdsBirds AmphibiansAmphibians

The Cassowary is classified as The Cassowary is classified as a bird because…a bird because…

It has feathersIt has feathers It has lungsIt has lungs It lays eggsIt lays eggs It is warm bloodedIt is warm blooded

It stands about 5 feet It stands about 5 feet tall.tall.

It weighs about 120 It weighs about 120 pounds.pounds.

It cannot fly.It cannot fly.It can sprint as fast as It can sprint as fast as

40 miles per hour.40 miles per hour.It has three toes.It has three toes.It has bristly feathers.It has bristly feathers.

The bare skin and The bare skin and fore-neck is blue, while fore-neck is blue, while the rear of the neck is the rear of the neck is red. In appearance, the red. In appearance, the Cassowary looks like a Cassowary looks like a short, heavy-built, short, heavy-built, black and blue emu. black and blue emu.

Young Cassowaries are browner than adults, and have duller colored head and neck.

The chicks are striped yellow and black.

Cassowary’s AppearanceCassowary’s Appearance

HabitatHabitat

It lives in the forest floor in It lives in the forest floor in the tropical rainforest.the tropical rainforest.

Their home is in Their home is in northeastern Australia northeastern Australia where it rains a lot.where it rains a lot.

There are lots of trees There are lots of trees with fruit and berries.with fruit and berries.

There are many animals There are many animals who also live in the who also live in the rainforest.rainforest.

Behavior & Social Habits Behavior & Social Habits

The Cassowary feeds The Cassowary feeds mostly on fruit that has mostly on fruit that has fallen to the ground. fallen to the ground.

The Cassowary will also The Cassowary will also eat anything from snails eat anything from snails to small dead animals. to small dead animals.

Cassowaries normally Cassowaries normally feed alone.feed alone.

The Cassowary makes The Cassowary makes a sound like a regular a sound like a regular bird call like this… bird call like this… caw caw! caw caw!

The Cassowary cannot fly it can only sprint up to 40 miles per hour.

The Cassowary is a bird that eats mostly fruit.Females lay 3-8 large, pale green-blue eggs in each

clutch.

The Southern Cassowary is endangered in Queensland, Australia.

The 2007 edition of the Guinness World Records lists the cassowary as the world’s most dangerous bird.

Cassowaries can grow up to 6.5 feet tall and weigh about 130 pounds.

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