What is (in your opinion) the best ratite bird?
Oh come on... how can an of the other ratites even compete with the Cassowaries?!
(I want to reiterate that though kiwis and tinamous are closely related, they are not ratities, but along with ratites, are Paelognaths.)
Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus), family Casuariidae, northern New Guinea
Photograph by Irawan Subingar
Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), family Casuariidae, northern Australia
Standing up to 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) tall.
Photograph by Alexandre Fellous
Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), male with eggs, family Casuariidae, order Casuariiformes, northern Australia
Photograph via: Australia Zoo
Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), father with eggs, family Casuariidae, northern Australia
Photograph by VestorStudio
Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), father with chick, family Casuariidae, outside Daintree NP, northern QLD, Australia
Photograph by Jesper van der Pol
Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), EAT A TASTY FRUIT!!!, family Casuariidae, order Casuariiformes, northern QLD, Australia
Cassowary Plum (Cerbera floribunda), family Apocynaceae.
Cassowaries are the only seed disperser for this toxic fruit.
Photograph by Kelvin Davies & Ethan Mann
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Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus), family Casuariidae, order Casuariiformes, found in northern New Guinea
Photograph by www.viajar24h.com
Three Species of Cassowary:
family Casuariidae, order Casuariiformes
1. Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea
photograph by BS Thurner Hof
2. Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus), found in northern New Guinea
3. Dwarf Cassowary (Casuarius bennetti), found in central New Guinea
photograph by Martin Sordilla
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