Their story, personality and the details worth observing in person.
Meet Kasu
Kasu is an invented editorial name for this provisional profile. In the sample story, the animal curiously explores keeper-provided enrichment and often chooses the same quiet spot to rest. This individual profile does not describe a real specimen and will be replaced by Bioparco.
An individual, not just a species
The identity card of Kasu
- Sex
- non specificato
- Origin
- The individual name, sex and story are invented provisional editorial content; scientific information refers to the species.
Verifiable facts and scientific language
Species profile
Southern cassowary
Casuarius casuarius
The southern cassowary is a large flightless bird with a casque and colourful neck.
- Class
- Aves
- Diet
- Omnivore
- IUCN status
- LC Least Concern Least Concern (LC) It is widespread or abundant and currently faces a low risk. IUCN Red List classification
- Natural habitat
- Tropical rainforests.
- Distribution
- Southern New Guinea, the Aru Islands and north-eastern Australia.
- Feeding
- Mainly fruit, plus fungi and small animals.
- Characteristics
- A large flightless bird with a casque and colourful neck.
One fact to take home
Observe, connect, remember
It disperses large seeds that few other animals can swallow.