Kentucky-fried it is not
Cassowary casserole, curried cassowary, cassowary corned, creamed, or crumbed — the mind boggles at the possible culinary concoctions. But t h is eniu-like bird, with a drumstick the size of a leg of lamb, is being studied in Papua with a view to making it a domestic bird to he raised tor the table. The six-month study is being done by a New Zealander, Mr B. Reid, who is on loan to the Papuan Got ernment from the wildlife division of the Department of Internal Affairs.
He will spend the lime in the Southern Highlands of New Guinea studying the large flightless bird — both in the wild and in captivity — to assess its vaiue as a food source. Ihe meat of the wild cassowary is a traditional tood for villagers in the region. In New Zealand. Hr Reid has been responsible for most of the research done by the wildlife service on the keening of rare birds in captivity, particularly the takahe.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33601, 1 August 1974, Page 7
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