Standing about six feet tall and weighing about one hundred and thirty pounds, the cassowary is a bird that is probably the size of an average human being.  It can run about thirty miles and hour, it can swim but no it couldn’t fly even if it wanted to.  The birds can swim though; it has a bony helmet for a head like a knight in his battle suit.  This bird has been around and has roamed the forests since millions of years. The head is a nice bright cobalt blue and the double wattle is red in color. The body is rounded like a bird with ostrich like legs and a rounded body and black feathers.

The Cassowary is also known to have killed people. It can jump with it feet first in the air and its five inch long middle talon takes aim to kill the enemy. You can go watch the bird from the designated pavilions. This is almost safe, although it seems to be quite boring.

Be sure to not poke any fingers through the fence or even get too close. You could go to Nepal to see the elusive snow leopard, or you could go to china to see the giant panda, or even go to Uganda to see the famous Ugandan Gorillas. Although, you should make a trip here as the Cassowary is; one of the most sought after birds on the planet.

The Australian government claims to have about fifteen hundred birds in the Australian region. Although; you may also spot some in Papua New Guinea. This is in the tropical rain forest region of Queensland which is far up north.

You could start your day by renting a car and driving northward on the James Cook highway, you will come across two coastal roads and then a few sugar cane plantations. Once you reach here, you could go across the Daintree river ferry. Over here at Cape Tribulation you will reach Australia’s paved roads end.  Cape tribulation or Cape Trib, according to what the locals call it, was named after Captain Cook; his ship almost sank while he crossed over the Great Barrier Reef.

Later, while you are on a safari through the rainforest, you should definitely spot some wild Cassowaries. The safari could be a rewarding one if so! After you are done with the safari, be sure to embark on an amazing river cruise where you might get to spot massive saltwater crocodiles like whiling away in the waters.

There are Kayaks available where you can take to the sea where you can spot more Cassowaries at the mangroves on the coast.