Rare cassowaries step into the spotlight for a special World Cassowary Day celebration.

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

The young Italian tourist named Alex was hiking up Mount Tyson near Tully on Sunday afternoon when he was caught off-guard by an aggressive cassowary, sending him scrambling down thick tropical ...

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.

Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the bird’s survival. A southern cassowary stands on a beach at Etty Bay in ...

Queensland wildlife authorities are mourning the loss of a young cassowary, a flightless bird native to Australia, to a pervasive issue among locals and tourists: litter — specifically abandoned ...

Close Encounters of the Bird Kind. A mother and son in Australia narrowly escaped an encounter with two hungry cassowaries – one of the only bird species on the planet with a track record of killing ...

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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 ...

This prehistoric bird, capable of delivering deadly kicks, resembles something straight out of the dinosaur age and lurks in the rainforests. The southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), a striking ...

Why it's awesome: The southern cassowary is one of the most prehistoric-looking birds on Earth. They are often likened to a modern-day dinosaur due to their massive size, vivid colouration and ...

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