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captivity they are almost omnivorous. In this state they become 
extremely tame, and are kept like fowls by the natives of some 
districts, who consider the flesh very palatable; while in Queens- 
land the adults are said to be hunted with dogs. The plumage 
is used for the manufacture of mats, rugs, head-ornaments, and 
the like. Cassowaries run with wonderful swiftness, though 
rather heavily, diving into the bushes at a moment’s notice, or 
Fic. 10.—One-wattled Cassowary. Oasuarius uniappendiculatus. <p. (From Nature.) 
aiding themselves by their wings, and leaping over obstacles as 
much as six feet high, if shelter is not readily available. They 
usually rest on the whole of the metatarsus, but sleep on the 
breast, or perhaps occasionally on the side; at other times they 
will dance about with contortions of the neck, or roll on the 
ground like playful monkeys. Old males become very fierce 
When driven to bay, kicking out in front or sideways, rufiling up 
their feathers and using their beaks at the same time. In the 
wet season swimming is a common practice, wide rivers bei 
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