Cassowary banishment from tropical forests
Urban sprawl and wildlife translocation

"Only around 4,000 southern cassowaries are thought to remain in Australia, and the species is threatened by habitat destruction, vehicle strikes, dog attacks and climate change."

An "endangered southern cassowary was discovered underweight and with a belly full of tomato seeds and fruits scavenged from compost bins. Several reports indicated the bird had been wandering along roads close to cane fields and was in danger of being hit by a car or truck."
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How strikingly beautiful are the eggs of the southern cassowary!

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Welcome to all the newly-minted cassowary experts on Mastodon!
It's too bad for you that they're omnivorous, and there are numerous accounts of cassowaries eviscerating and killing humans.

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November forced me into an art hiatus. Hopefully, I'm back. With these two cassowaries. One is northern and full of shit, and the southern one is just done with it

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#art #illustration #digitalart #digitalillustration #digitaldrawing #digitalpainting #MastoArt

Another successful hunt!

I present the Southern Cassowary. Legendary prehistoric death bird (no really, they can kill you with their large toe).

This one however was just chilling on the beach watching the water.

A young boy was hovering around about 15m away as he wanted his bags back but wisely wasn’t getting any closer.

#bird #photo #nature #AustralianWildlife #SouthernCassowary