http://clipmarks.com/tags/cassowarie/http://rss.clipmarks.com/tags/cassowarie/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/F2C4E25F-145B-40AC-8BC5-1CFBD7DCAD60/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/hitchhiker08/">hitchhiker08</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> We're sure to take the sign seriously: Don't feed the birds! <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-cassowary.html" title="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-cassowary.html">www.sandiegozoo.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H1> <A href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/a-birds.html">Birds:</A> Cassowary </H1></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/C3804A12-1BA5-4C93-A7BD-645D0895B196.jpg" alt="dwarf cassowary" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/A65B8040-4845-4951-949E-5DB7CB77790B.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD width="88%"><P><STRONG>Range: </STRONG> northern <A href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/g-australia.html">Australia,</A> New Guinea, and surrounding <A href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/g-islands.html">islands</A> <BR /> <STRONG>Habitat: </STRONG> <A href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/e-tropical_rainforest.html">tropical forests, </A><A href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/e-wetlands.html">wetlands </A></P></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2> Watch out! </H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P> The cassowary is rightfully considered the most dangerous bird in the world! Its three-toed feet have daggerlike claws from the inner toe that are up to 4 inches (10 centimeters) long! It can slice open any <A href="javascript:alert('This link contains javascript. Please visit the clip source to follow this link.');" target="_self">predator</A> or potential threat with a single swift kick and can run 31 miles per hour (50 kilometers per hour) through the dense forest underbrush. A cassowary can also jump nearly 7 feet (2 meters) straight up into the air and swim like a champ, so the bird is quite good at fending off threats or escaping danger! That long claw also comes in handy when digging for fallen fruit in the leaf litter. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/DCB62DEF-AF98-4942-A687-8DB64433365E.jpg" alt="northern cassowary" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2> Important rain forest gardeners </H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"> Cassowaries are <A href="javascript:alert('This link contains javascript. Please visit the clip source to follow this link.');" target="_self">frugivores</A> that feed on the fruits of several hundred rain forest plants. Because their digestive tracts are relatively short, their droppings contain fruit seeds that are only partially digested.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/0FC0563D-A7C9-458D-90D3-ADB167E093EF.jpg" alt="southern cassowary chick" /><br /></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/cassowary/" rel="tag">cassowary</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/cassowarie/" rel="tag">cassowarie</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/emu/" rel="tag">emu</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/ostrich/" rel="tag">ostrich</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/avian/" rel="tag">avian</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/australia/" rel="tag">australia</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/new+guiinea/" rel="tag">new guiinea</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/san+diego+zoo/" rel="tag">san diego zoo</a></div>http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-cassowary.htmlMon, 21 Apr 2008 11:22:56 GMT