Cassowary Dung’s Seedy, Smelly Secrets | National Geographic

the first thing that I had really

the first thing that I had really learned about cassowaries was about

learned about cassowaries was about

learned about cassowaries was about they’re done because they deposit these

they’re done because they deposit these

they’re done because they deposit these enormous piles of dung little full of

enormous piles of dung little full of

enormous piles of dung little full of seeds and it’s actually everywhere and

seeds and it’s actually everywhere and

seeds and it’s actually everywhere and impressive so for example when I arrived

impressive so for example when I arrived

impressive so for example when I arrived at this bird-watching lodge there was

at this bird-watching lodge there was

at this bird-watching lodge there was there was a large pile of dung on the

there was a large pile of dung on the

there was a large pile of dung on the steps it’s very clearly a cassowary dong

steps it’s very clearly a cassowary dong

steps it’s very clearly a cassowary dong because it’s huge and and full of seeds

because it’s huge and and full of seeds

because it’s huge and and full of seeds but the thing that I was curious about

but the thing that I was curious about

but the thing that I was curious about is what does it smell like so when I was

is what does it smell like so when I was

is what does it smell like so when I was on a walk through the rainforest

on a walk through the rainforest

on a walk through the rainforest I stopped to investigate this and the to

I stopped to investigate this and the to

I stopped to investigate this and the to a guy that I was with was most

a guy that I was with was most

a guy that I was with was most astonished as I knelt down and began

astonished as I knelt down and began

astonished as I knelt down and began snuffling away but actually it was not

snuffling away but actually it was not

snuffling away but actually it was not unpleasant in the way that that dog

unpleasant in the way that that dog

unpleasant in the way that that dog feces are unpleasant it was it actually

feces are unpleasant it was it actually

feces are unpleasant it was it actually smelled pretty fruity although my sense

smelled pretty fruity although my sense

smelled pretty fruity although my sense of smell is not very good so so I

of smell is not very good so so I

of smell is not very good so so I insisted the Christian also back up my

insisted the Christian also back up my

insisted the Christian also back up my my claims and make his own independent

my claims and make his own independent

my claims and make his own independent investigation I got some pretty

investigation I got some pretty

investigation I got some pretty interesting requests by email I’m just

interesting requests by email I’m just

interesting requests by email I’m just noticing I never really counted the

noticing I never really counted the

noticing I never really counted the seeds can you count four or five cows

seeds can you count four or five cows

seeds can you count four or five cows with vampires and cribben numbers I

with vampires and cribben numbers I

with vampires and cribben numbers I before it the raw data actually yes as

before it the raw data actually yes as

before it the raw data actually yes as far as you could do anise nuts this is

far as you could do anise nuts this is

far as you could do anise nuts this is the depth of research that goes into

the depth of research that goes into

the depth of research that goes into National Geographic sorry it’s not

National Geographic sorry it’s not

National Geographic sorry it’s not because none you know this is properly

because none you know this is properly

because none you know this is properly research grant roofing off