Southern Cassowaries (Casuarius casuarius) at Etty Bay, Queensland, Australia

The southern cassowary is one of Australia’s most endangered animals, and it only lives in the mysterious, prehistoric rainforests of Far North Queensland. Due to habitat loss, road building, and feral animals consuming their eggs, only 1,500 to 2,500 wild cassowaries remain. They are very rare, but in Etty Bay, they are frequently sighted. Because the Etty Bay cassowaries are accustomed to people, they are not nearly as aggressive as other wild cassowaries. Song credit (royalty free): “Willow and the Lig