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by TheBozzCL 1598 days ago
It's basically a dinosaur. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassowary
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From what I understand, all birds are basically dinosaurs.
Yes, but this one looks like one, in the sense of "show a picture to someone who doesn't know about them and they will not believe that this is a real animal alive today".
>Some New Guinea Highlands societies capture cassowary chicks and raise them as semi-tame poultry

emphasis on the semi!