Cassowary Bird, Cassowaries, Very Nice Rubber Reproduction 3" F618 B124

Our Cassowary Bird, is a delightful miniature which belongs in your imaginary aviary. Perfect for bird collections, science reports, party favors or cupcake toppings.

No one knows for certain why cassowaries have a casque. It could reveal a bird’s age or dominance, or be used as a sort of helmet or shock absorber that protects the bird's head as it pushes through the rainforest underbrush.

The casque could also work much like a hornbill’s casque does in helping the bird make sounds. We know that both the southern and dwarf cassowary can produce very low frequency sounds, called booms, that help them communicate through the dense rainforest, so perhaps the casque helps with that in some way. Females tend to have a larger casque than males.