ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 6月3日 02時01分

photo by @christianziegler on assignment for @ナショナルジオグラフィック in Queensland, Australia.

A pair of Southern Cassowaries, a rare flightless bird growing up to 1.8 meters (6 feet) tall, with a weight of up to 70 kg. Cassowaries are solitary for most of the year, but male and female will spend 2 to 3 weeks each year for courtship and mating. Females then lay a clutch of 2 to 7 eggs, which are incubated by the male alone.
The southern cassowary is an endangered species, with only around 1500 individuals left in the wild in Australia, due to habitat loss and fragmentation, road kill, and feral dogs and pigs. Cassowaries are called the 'gardeners of the rainforest', because several dozen tree species depend on this magnificent bird to have their seeds dispersed. A sneak peek of an upcoming story about in the September issue of National Geographic Magazine.

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