Template:Friend of the Week

The Southern Cassowary (but this will talk about Cassowaries in general as well) is a type of flightless bird that lives in parts of Australia and New Guinea. With a maximum height of 190 cm. and a max weight of 85 kg, the Southern Cassowary is the second largest bird in the world. The Southern Cassowary is a frugivore, meaning it mainly prefers to eat fruit, but it will also eat just about anything else that comes its way if needed. Male Southern Cassowaries are the ones who incubate the eggs, which are green. The Southern Cassowary is a shy bird, and, under normal circumstances, is rarely encountered by humans. During World War II, troops were warned of Cassowaries, as they bear a sharp talon, capable of doing considerable harm to humans. Despite this, there is only one incident of a human being killed by a Cassowary (a boy who was trying to beat the bird with a club). The Southern Cassowary is endangered. The leading cause of this has been habitat loss, and 55% percent of Cassowary death has been attributed to vehicles.