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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Casuariiformes
Family: Casuariidae
Genus: Casuarius
Species: C. casuarius
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They are great for the environment as southern cassowaries swallow fruit whole, so they can pass the seeds unharmed through their digestive tract and disperse them long distances throughout the rainforests.
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During the 50-day incubation period, male southern cassowaries do not eat or leave the nests at all. The chicks are born striped with a cream and brown pattern that lasts for a year and a half before getting their adult plumage.
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