Amid efforts to save Australia’s southern cassowaries, their numbers remain unknown

Mongabay
May 26, 2026, 8:46 am181 ptsTrendingTop
With a striking blue neck, jet black plumage and bright red drooping wattles, the southern cassowary cuts an imposing figure in the dense tropical rainforests of Far North Queensland, Australia. Standing up to 2 meters (6.5 feet) tall and armed with razor-sharp claws, it is often labeled as the world’s most…

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