Comments on: Cassowary http://sandiegozoo.org/wpmu/zoointernquest/2006/10/25/cassowary/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:46:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Steven http://sandiegozoo.org/wpmu/zoointernquest/2006/10/25/cassowary/#comment-39 Steven Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:23:20 +0000 http://sandiegozoo.org/wpmu/zoointernquest/2006/10/25/cassowary/#comment-39 Check out the Australian Rainforest Foundation (ARF) that is working to have continuous quality habitat for the Southern Cassowary in Tropical North Queensland, Australia (called Operation Big Bird). They are doing really great stuff and deserve your support. Check out the Australian Rainforest Foundation (ARF) that is working to have continuous quality habitat for the Southern Cassowary in Tropical North Queensland, Australia (called Operation Big Bird). They are doing really great stuff and deserve your support.

]]> By: Zoo InternQuest Intern http://sandiegozoo.org/wpmu/zoointernquest/2006/10/25/cassowary/#comment-38 Zoo InternQuest Intern Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:53:02 +0000 http://sandiegozoo.org/wpmu/zoointernquest/2006/10/25/cassowary/#comment-38 Dear Patricia, The cassowary can be viewed at the platform between the two moving walkways near Owen's Aviary at the Zoo. Love, Zoo InternQuest Interns Dear Patricia,
The cassowary can be viewed at the platform between the two moving walkways near Owen’s Aviary at the Zoo.

Love,
Zoo InternQuest Interns

]]> By: Zoo InternQuest Intern http://sandiegozoo.org/wpmu/zoointernquest/2006/10/25/cassowary/#comment-37 Zoo InternQuest Intern Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:50:02 +0000 http://sandiegozoo.org/wpmu/zoointernquest/2006/10/25/cassowary/#comment-37 Dear Margaret, This cassowary has been in captivity all its life and therefore is not as agressive as most cassowarys. But the keepers do not enter the enclosure with the animal at anytime. Instead, the keepers have developed ways to feed and transport the cassowary without contact. The female cassowarys show agression to the male, but they mate and the female leaves the male to incubate and raise the chicks. The Zoo is interested in breeding this cassowary but so far there are no other dwarf cassowarys in North America. Also before breeding, a place must be found to house the chicks. Love, Zoo InternQuest Interns Dear Margaret,
This cassowary has been in captivity all its life and therefore is not as agressive as most cassowarys. But the keepers do not enter the enclosure with the animal at anytime. Instead, the keepers have developed ways to feed and transport the cassowary without contact. The female cassowarys show agression to the male, but they mate and the female leaves the male to incubate and raise the chicks. The Zoo is interested in breeding this cassowary but so far there are no other dwarf cassowarys in North America. Also before breeding, a place must be found to house the chicks.

Love,
Zoo InternQuest Interns

]]> By: patricia http://sandiegozoo.org/wpmu/zoointernquest/2006/10/25/cassowary/#comment-36 patricia Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:12:03 +0000 http://sandiegozoo.org/wpmu/zoointernquest/2006/10/25/cassowary/#comment-36 where can i view the cassowary? where can i view the cassowary?

]]> By: Margaret http://sandiegozoo.org/wpmu/zoointernquest/2006/10/25/cassowary/#comment-35 Margaret Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:08:17 +0000 http://sandiegozoo.org/wpmu/zoointernquest/2006/10/25/cassowary/#comment-35 Did they "get rid of" all their contemporaries and competition? If they are so aggressive how do they mate and produce a next generation? If the one in San Diego is the only one in North America, it is going to be difficult to find a mate, especially if it is aggressive toward any other creatures. How do its keepers deal with its aggression? Did they “get rid of” all their contemporaries and competition? If they are so aggressive how do they mate and produce a next generation? If the one in San Diego is the only one in North America, it is going to be difficult to find a mate, especially if it is aggressive toward any other creatures. How do its keepers deal with its aggression?

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