Have you heard of giant Cassowaries? This is an interesting 4 minute video about them. They are 1.5m tall birds with dinosaur like claws. They live in the Australian rain forest and are threatened by feral pigs that were introduced by farmers in the 1700s. There are now 24 million of these pigs running around the rain forest. The cassowaries are shy but dangerous when provoked. They also support the rainforest ecologically. Nothing is being done to stop these pigs from destroying the small cassowarie population remaining. Here is a link with more information on them.
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Thanks for the information about these animals. There are a lot of strange things in Australia, but it is a beautiful place too.
very informative dear Christine ,thanks for the link ,such a magnificent creature threatened by feral pig sadly
I have seen these birds on the discovery channel and find them amazing. Thanks for this detailed information.
Amazing video.
Unusual bird, it would be a great shame if the world lost such an animal.
I've never heard of these birds, thanks for the info. Hugs, Valerie
I've seen one in the zoo and it kept trying to get to me through the fence lol ignored everyone else but really didnt like me lol
What a fascinating bird. Thanks for sharing the video. It was great.
What a fascinating creature. Loved the video. Thanks for sharing.
No lo sabia, te mando un beso.
Seen photos of them. But didn't know what they were called.
Coffee is on and stay safe
great...
thank you for sharing
Wow. What an amazing creature. It's so sad that the feral, invasive pigs are causing so many issues. Sounds like they need a Pig Hunt!
really hope this profile works
Not sure if my comments are going through, Christine. I've been having trouble for days commenting on a few blogs. Anyhow, I'd never heard of these birds. How fascinating!
I am fortunately receiving your comments Martha
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