Cassowary

From Conservapedia

Cassowary
Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain	Eukaryota
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Branch	Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum	Chordata
Sub-phylum	Vetebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Sub-class	Neornithes
Infra-class	Eoaves
Order Information
Order	Struthioniformes
Sub-order	Struthioni
Infraorder	Struthionides
Family Information
Family	Struthionidae
Tribe Information
Tribe	Casuariini
Genus Information
Genus	Casuarius
Species Information
Species	C. bennetti C. casuarius C. unappendiculatus
Subspecies	C. b. bennetti C. B. papuanus
Population statistics

The cassowaries are large, flightless birds similar to the emu and ostrich. They live in the rain forests of Australia and New Guinea. There are three species.

Description

Cassowaries, due to their shyness and forest habitat, are difficult to observe. They grow up to 5 or 6 feet high, with the males being larger than the females. they eat mainly fruit, although fungi and small animals are also sometimes eaten.

Cassowaries are dangerous if cornered; their kick can cause severe injury or even death.