are cassowary native to australia?
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So what exactly is a cassowary? Like their cousins the emus, these large, flightless birds with bristly feathers are ratites. They are native to the tropical forests of south-east Asia and Australia.
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For the record, there are crows in Australia with two native species, the Little Crow and the Torresian Crow. The only species likely to be seen in Victoria is the Little Crow, whose distribution just creeps into the north-west of the state.
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There are not wild or feral lions in Australia and lions are not native to Australia. There were marsupials who fulfilled a similar niche, one was even called the “marsupial lion,” but these were not actual lions like the big cats you're thinking of. ... The only lions in Australia are in zoos.
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The Spotted Dove is native to eastern Asia. It was introduced into Australia in the mid-1800s and early 1900s and quickly became established. It is now a common sight throughout eastern Australia, and around the major towns and cities in southern and south-western Australia.
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Cassowaries are closely related to emus and more distantly related to ostriches, rheas, and kiwis. All of these birds, known as ratites, are flightless. Cassowaries have small vestigial wings tipped with a small claw that probably serves no purpose.
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Emus are from Africa, and ostriches are from Australia. It's actually the other way around. Emus live in the woodlands and semi-arid plains of Australia, while ostriches live in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly in savannahs.
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Ackies Monitors are found widely throughout most of Australia. They are found in arid dry regions or scrubland environments throughout Western Australia, Northern Territory, and parts of Queensland.
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The Witchetty Grub (E. leucomochla) is indeginous to the Australian continent and can be found in all states except Tasmania (OzAnimals.com, 2011). The grub lives in the roots of Wijuti Bushes and can sometimes live up to 60cm under the ground (EcoTrainingAustralia, 2010) near various other bushes and trees.
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Lyre birds are native to Victoria and New South Wales, and were introduced to Tasmania during the 1930s and '40s, and so are indeed an introduced species to Tasmania.
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The stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis) is a native Australian species which is the most common quail species in Australia. The species is not under any threat of extinction (IUCN Least Concern). Stubble quail are widespread and found throughout all states and territories of Australia excluding Tasmania.
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The Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) is a medium-sized black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. Although once considered to be three separate species, it is now considered to be one, with nine recognised subspecies.
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Australia hosts two different species of crocodiles, both of which are native to Tropical Queensland. The freshwater crocodile (also called Johnstone's Crocodile) is found in inland freshwater areas of the Australian tropics and occasionally in the tidal portions of rivers. They are only found in Australia.
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The ostrich is native to Africa, where it lives in groups across the continent, but a very small number of them also call outback South Australia home. ... The birds were introduced into South Australia in the 1890s, and then again in the 1970s, when attempts were made to farm them for feathers and meat.
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The family has a mainly Australasian distribution, ranging from the Philippines and the eastern Indonesian islands of Wallacea to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia. Cockatoos are recognisable by the prominent crests and curved bills.
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There are no cacti native to the Australian continent but introduced ones have naturalised since colonial days. There are however two notable examples of Australian native plants that are often mistaken for cacti or being very cactus-like in appearance.
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In Australia, Great Whites have been recorded from Moreton Bay in Queensland, around the south coast of Australia, and over to West Cape in Western Australia. There are many projects underway to monitor them to hopefully find out more about these mysterious creatures.
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There are 10,000 species of fly in Australia, from Musca domestica or house flies to blowflies, buffalo flies and even mosquitoes (which, despite their slimline chassis, are still classed as flies). ... Bush flies are native to Australia but are found also in Indonesia.