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.

A spike in cassowary deaths across the Far North so far this year has promoted a stern warning for motorists to slow down in areas where the endangered species inhabits. In Kuranda, three juveniles ...

Deep in the rainforests of Australia and New Guinea lurks a creature that looks like it stepped straight out of the Jurassic period. The southern cassowary, a massive flightless bird with razor-sharp ...

Cassowaries play a critical role in the Australian ecosystem. By Natasha Frost The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is ...

With legs like a velociraptor and a striking neon blue neck, the southern cassowary cuts a fearsome figure in the rainforests of northeast Australia. It is best to admire these human-sized birdies—and ...

Ripe fruit plunks to the ground and rolls to the road at my left. That instant, the cassowary bursts from a tangle of ferns outside Clump Mountain National Park near Mission Beach, Australia. The bird ...

Wildlife officers have arrived at the rainforest site where a beloved Far North cassowary vanished and will determine what happens next for the bird’s two chicks. The Department of Environment and ...

A rare and fierce Cassowary prowls its natural habitat, showcasing exotic wildlife up close.