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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An enormous creature — considered by some to be the "world's most dangerous bird" — shocked beachgoers in Bingil Bay in northeastern Australia as it rose from the water and shook itself off, the ...

A southern cassowary stands on a beach at Etty Bay in Queensland, Australia. These endangered birds can live up to 50 years. CHRISTIAN ZIEGLER, Nat Geo Image collection “These birds look like an ...

Cassowaries are massive flightless birds, second only to ostriches in weight. Standing up to 6 feet tall, they can weigh up to 160 pounds! Instead of flight feathers, they have unique, hair-like ...

A cassowary, a giant bird with long claws on each foot, killed its owner after he fell in the backyard of his Gainesville, Florida, home, officials told CNN. The bird's owner, Marvin Hajos -- who is ...

There will be colorful macaws, lithe lemurs and cackling Kookaburras for sale at an event billed by organizers as “the dispersal of the animal estate of Marvin Hajos.” But the animal that is likely to ...

On April 12, a cassowary killed its 75-year-old owner. It's believed to have been a "total accident." And now, the giant, flightless bird is up for auction. On Saturday, Gulf Coast Livestock Auction ...

Beachgoers in Australia were shocked when an enormous bird, considered by some to be the world's most dangerous, emerged from the water on Oct. 31 and shook itself off. The bird, called a cassowary, ...

A Florida man was killed on Friday by what ornithologists say is an extremely dangerous bird. It was a cassowary – an enormous, flightless bird around which even experienced zookeepers take ...