Locals call the cassowary the “murderbird”, and seeing one might remind you of something that escaped from Jurassic Park. These animals are the “most dangerous birds” in the world, so it ...

Yes, a cassowary is a bird.It belongs to the biological class Aves, which includes all modern birds. While unique in appearance, cassowaries are still birds.

The only other known skull of Genyornis was found in 1913, and it was heavily damaged. 128 years later, the new fossils—and new technology—allowed a research team to make more detailed ...

The cassowary looks like a relic from another geologic era – it’s as tall as a person, has glossy black feathers and piercing eyes, walks on two feet, can weigh up to 140 pounds, and has a ...

The incident was reported in the Bingil Bay Campground, part of Australia’s Cassowary Coast Region, on October 31. After emerging on land, the bird rested beneath the shade of a tree, its legs ...

A cassowary — a flightless bird that can grow to be as tall as an adult human — rose from the water along the shores of Australia's Bingil Bay.

There aren't very many birds around the world that humans are afraid of but Cassowary stands out. Known as the "world's most dangerous bird," they live in the tropical rainforests of Australia and ...

Share; Print; In Depth › Nature Features › Environment and Nature. Sensitive New Age Cassowary. Male cassowaries are the SNAGs of the bird world. In far north Queensland these giant birds can ...

At the beginning of 2024, about 144 new species were added to Australia’s growing list of animals threatened with extinction.Roughly 2,000 native animal and plant species are currently at risk ...

Shocked onlookers saw a cassowary, the “world’s most dangerous bird,” swimming at a campground in Queensland, a video shows and officials said. Photos from Queensland Department of ...