“Large flightless birds, emus are native to Australia and are next only to the cassowary and the ostrich in size.”

“The cassowary pecks the ground, gobbling fat worms with quick chops of its beak.”

“The cassowary evolved amid the Wet Tropics, thriving on figs, quandongs, and other distinctive fruits.”

“So the cassowaries, kookaburras, koalas, kangaroos, crocodiles and wallabies that one goes to Australia in the hope of seeing are all there.”

“Despite their fearsome size and appearance, cassowaries are solitary birds that are rarely seen in the wild.”

“We saw giraffes, penguins, kangaroos, polar bears, cassowaries etc., so there were quite a few animals which were unusual in that environment.”