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

You probably don't worry too much about birds (other than what birds are at your feeder). However, around the world there are ...

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

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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 ...

During a wildlife survey, an employee at a nature reserve in the UAE found a “rare” visitor looking down from a tree, photos show. Photo from Shakeel Ahmed The summaries below were drafted with the ...

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A family in Australia had a “close encounter” with cassowary birds searching for food, a video shows. The incident prompted warnings. Screengrab from a video shared by the Queensland Department of the ...