Cassowary - Capturing Nature Print Size:A2 Care: Cold or warm machine

Care: Cold or warm machine wash

Size: 215x165x60mm

the fill and plush of these huggable friends is made of spun recycled water bottle plastic

This cultural practice is many thousands of years old and has been passed down through generations

making it a lovely gift for children and collectors alike

Cassowary - Capturing Nature Print Size:A2 Care: Cold or warm machineA charming and evocative part of the Australian Museum's history, this is a photograph of the first cassowary in the AM collection. The bird was acquired from G Randall Johnson, who collected it near Rockingham Bay, Far North Queensland, in 1866. For a time it was believed to be a species distinct from the Casuarius australis shot and named in 1854 by naturalist Thomas Wall (who had perished before he could transport the skin). The new specimen was