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 ...

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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 ...

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.

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 ...