By Gabriella Lamont

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Cassowary

• By Gabriella Lamont

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There are five different groups ofanimals with
vertebrates.

• These classifications are
• Mammals
• Fish
• Reptiles
• Birds
• Amphibians

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The Cassowary is classified as a bird because

• It has feathers
• It has lungs
• It lays eggs
• It is warm blooded

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Characteristics

• It stands about 5 feet tall.
• It weighs about 120 pounds.
• It cannot fly.
• It can sprint as fast as 40 miles per hour.
• It has three toes.
• It has bristly feathers.

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Appearance

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

Young Cassowaries are browner than adults, and
have duller colored head and neck.
The chicks are striped yellow and black.
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Cassowarys Appearance
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Habitat

• It lives in the forest floor in the tropical
  rainforest.
• Their home is in northeastern Australia where it
  rains a lot.
• There are lots of trees with fruit and berries.
• There are many animals who also live in the
  rainforest.

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Behavior Social Habits

• The Cassowary feeds mostly on fruit that has
  fallen to the ground.
• The Cassowary will also eat anything from snails
  to small dead animals.
• Cassowaries normally feed alone.

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Behavior Social Habits

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

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Animal Adaptation

• 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.

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Interesting Facts

• The Southern Cassowary is endangered in
  Queensland, Australia.
• The 2007 edition of the Guinness World Records
  lists the cassowary as the worlds most dangerous
  bird.
• Cassowaries can grow up to 6.5 feet tall and
  weigh about 130 pounds.

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