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Cassowary: Odd Duck Key to Germination

Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From: Pat Maxwell
Length: 00:01:13

Cassowaries are kind of, well, "unique" looking birds. They have a brownish casque crowning their heads and two red wattles on their necks that wiggle as they walk. Read the full description.
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Default-piece-image-2 Cassowaries are kind of, well, "unique" looking birds. They have a brownish casque crowning their heads and two red wattles on their necks that wiggle as they walk. (Visualize an ostrich-sized wild turkey with a helmet!) These flightless birds live in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea and northeastern Australia. Unfortunately, their numbers have declined...

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Cassowaries are kind of, well, "unique" looking birds. They have a brownish casque crowning their heads and two red wattles on their necks that wiggle as they walk. (Visualize an ostrich-sized wild turkey with a helmet!) These flightless birds live in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea and northeastern Australia. Unfortunately, their numbers have declined...

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