Animals

They can hear in the 125 – 16,000 Hz range. They can hear lemmings digging at a depth of 10 – 15 centimeters.

They are helped by their streamlined body and paddle-like front limbs. The hind ones, on the other h ...

It is also the largest and heaviest one. Scientific name of southern cassowary is Casuarius casuariu ...

Their wings, made of skin and muscle membrane, stretched from the fourth elongated finger.

Largest individuals may reach 3,3 m (10,8 ft) in length and 4,2 m (13,8 ft) vertically and weigh up to 2,300 kg (5,070 lb). Research suggests that females may be a bit larger than males.

Two lines composed of eye-like spots run across the side of the body. Body coloration ranges from li ...

Courtship begins as early as December. They breed one brood per year, the eggs being laid in the first weeks of May. A female can lay 5 to 7 white eggs, 26x19 mm in size.

Most are scavengers but some are carnivores, some are herbivores, and still others are filter feeders or parasites. The prey of parasitic crustaceans is usually fish, whales, or other crustaceans.

The most common sound is a loud “shout” heard over a radius of several kilometers. This sound is use ...