ocr: CASSOWARIES CASQUE NLIKE OTHER LARGE flightless birds, - - - - cassowaries live in dense forest. There are three species, and all have a hard casque on the top of their head that helps them push through undergrowth. Cassowaries have the reputation of being the WATTLE most dangerous of all flightless birds. Their legs are extremely powerful, and they slash out STRINGLIKE with sharp claws if threatened. FEATHERS SOUTHERN CASSOWARY Thisi is the largest species ofcassowary. THREE- Itl lives entirely on its OWn, except TOED FEET during the breeding SCASON. KEY FACTS