Once abundant throughout southeastern Australia, the critically endangered plains-wanderer is now on the brink of extinction ...
The bird in question? Casuarius casuarius, the southern cassowary, fruit-eater-in-chief of Australia’s rain forests. Cassowaries are large, flightless birds related to emus and (more distantly ...
It is believed that less than 5,000 are still living in Australia ... of Environment, the birds are one of the few creatures that can gobble down and disperse large rainforest fruits.