black and blue peacock on green grass during daytime

Cassowary are solitary birds that live in the Australian and New Guinea rainforests. Like their relatives, ostriches and emus are unable to fly but can run up to 50km / h and can jump up to 1.5 meters.

Females generally lay three eggs but it is the male who incubates them for two months and then cares for the chicks for a year (or until they can take care of themselves).

Although they have the reputation of being the most dangerous bird in the world (it is almost 2 meters tall and has 10cm claws) they are generally quite gentle and the last deadly attack occurred more than 100 years ago.

Daniel Pelaez Duque

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