Southern Cassowary - 自然英语

Youmight think the first bird species that humans raised in captivity would be arelatively small one, like a chicken.Butevidence suggests that people in New Guinea reared the cassowary, often calledthe world’s deadliest bird, as much as 18,000 years ago, long before thedomestication of chickens.Theremains of cassowary eggs and bones at archaeological sites in New Guineaindicate that people gathered the eggs, possibly allowing the more mature eggsto hatch into chicks.<p style="color:...