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𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 are 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 birds of the genus 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐬 in the order 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐬.  Cassowaries are found in the tropical forests of 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐚𝐬, and 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚. The Southern cassowary is the 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭 and 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 living bird. Cassowary diet consists of 𝐟𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭 ,𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬,𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬,𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐬, 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬,𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬. Females are larger and more brightly coloured than the males.  Adult southern cassowaries are 𝟒 𝐟𝐭 𝟏𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝟓 𝐟𝐭 𝟏𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥, although some females may reach  𝟔 𝐟𝐭 . The cassowary is 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 . Cassowaries have 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 with 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬.The inner toe has a 𝐝𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐰 that may be 𝟏𝟐𝟓 𝐦𝐦 long.This claw is particularly fearso...

 On this International Giraffe Day, let's get to know our tall friends . The Giraffe is a hoofed mammal belonging to the genus 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒂.It is the 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 It's chief distinguishing features are it's 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 .It belongs to the family 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒆. Full grown giraffes stand 𝟏𝟒 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟗𝐟𝐭 tall, and males are taller than females.The average weight of a male giraffe is 𝟏𝟏𝟗𝟐𝐤𝐠 and the average weight of a female giraffe is 𝟖𝟐𝟖𝐤𝐠. Both sexes have horn like structures called 𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 ,made from ossified cartilage.The ossicones are used in thermoregulation.They are also used in combat between males.Giraffes have colour vision, and have sharp senses of hearing and smell. The giraffe has a highly elongated neck,which can reach a height of 𝟕𝐟𝐭 𝟏𝟎𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡. The front legs of giraffes are longer than...