The cassowary is a large flightless bird whose survival strategy is built around speed, powerful legs, and dagger-like claws.

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The cassowary, a large, flightless bird from Australia and New Guinea, is the world's most dangerous bird.

Emergency services attended a small truck and grass fire at a private property located off the Palmerston Highway at Stoters Hill around on Sunday afternoon. A Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman ...

A backpacker who was hounded by a cassowary on a Far North mountain has survived a terrifying night in the rainforest where ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A southern cassowary stands on a beach at Etty Bay in Queensland, Australia. These endangered birds can live up to 50 years.

Towering at five and a half feet tall, sprinting up to 31 miles per hour, and leaping up to seven feet off the ground, cassowaries are the stuff of legends. They are the third largest bird in the ...

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