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Swimming with Ancient Birds!

a woman standing in front of water

Wow.. check out this pic.. Today the guests on our Cape Tribulation day tour got to swim with this beautiful bird.. The Cassowary!

Here is a couple of interesting facts about the Cassowary..

  1. Yes.. they can kill you… keep reading..
  2. They can jump 5 feet off the ground
  3. As if that wasn’t all intimidating enough, a cassowary has the protection of its “casque,” a hard helmet on the top of its head made of a spongy material covered in keratin.
  4. Australia is trying to protect them, because they’re really endangered… In fact, although cassowary have gone more than 90 years without killing a human!!
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