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, ...

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 ...

National Zoo will celebrate World Cassowary Day on Saturday by putting on show brothers Irwin and Dundee. Cassowaries are huge flightless birds, considered dinosaur kin.

It’s unclear how the bird got washed out into the ocean in the first place. Guests at a beachside campground in Queensland, Australia witnessed a jaw-dropping sight last month when a southern ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Take a visit to Nashville Zoo to meet the bird that doesn’t fly! When you look at a Southern Cassowary, it might remind you of a dinosaur, like a raptor. In fact, all birds ...

Where it lives: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and northeastern Australia What it eats: Fruit, seeds, fungi, insects, snails, fish, frogs, small birds, small mammals and carrion Why it's awesome: The ...

On May 25, 2024, a photograph went viral on X allegedly showing a giant bird's foot, resembling that of a dinosaur. "A Southern Cassowary claw. Just in case you didn't think that birds are dinosaurs," ...

Jun. 20—To wish a happy Father's Day to the community of Brownsville, the Gladys Porter Zoo is announcing the birth of three southern cassowary birds after more than 24 years since a successful hatch.

Beachgoers in Australia last month initially thought it was a turtle or a shark’s dorsal fin in the ocean. But upon closer inspection, they were stunned to see a cassowary – sometimes dubbed "the ...