Casuariidae

Of the casuariidés (or Casuariidae ) includes/understands the 3 species of casoars , very large Oiseau X Ratites, inapt for the flight.

They have the Cou and the long legs, them foot not carrying that 3 Orteil S. Them head is decorated of coloured Caroncule S and a very visible Casque.

Their life expectancy ranges between 40 and 50 years.
Size: Between 120 and 180 cm
Weight: 35 to 60 kg

Food

The casoars nourish Fruit S, which they fell on the ground or on low branches. It happens that they eat also Grenouille S, Insecte S, Serpent S or other small animal.

Distribution

One meets them in New Guinea and in the North-East of the Australia, where they live in the rain Forêt and the Savane timbered, since the Plaine S up to 3.000 m of Altitude.

Some small islands neighborhood also have some colonies of casoars, but it was not given if these populations of it were originating or if they had been imported there.

List S

Casoar with helmet - Casuarius casuarius (Linnaeus, 1758) - Southern Cassowary
Casoar de Bennett - Casuarius bennetti Gould, 1858 - Dwarf Cassowary
Casoar unicaronculé - Casuarius unappendiculatus Blyth, 1860 - Northern Cassowary

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