This video features the Southern Cassowary in the tropical rainforests of Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia, one ...

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 ...

Traditional owner Nikita McDowell, who captured the spectacle, initially likened the animal sighting to seeing the Loch Ness monster. “It just floated to shore until it reached the level where its ...

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A close call with a male cassowary and his chick has prompted urgent warnings from authorities about the dangers of feeding ...

Dinosaurs roamed the Earth millions of years ago and left no living creature of their exact type alive, only through their ...

The southern cassowary, a flightless bird native to rainforests, is a living link to prehistoric times, possessing powerful legs and a dagger-like claw. Despite its dangerous reputation, it plays a ...

A group of cassowaries have been spotted at the tip of Australia's mainland for the first time in 40 years, signalling new hope for the endangered bird. Researchers say cassowaries have not been seen ...

Feb. 14 (UPI) --For 200 years, scientists have been trying to figure out the purpose of the helmet-like hornbill that protrudes from the top of the southern cassowary's head. Thanks to new research ...

A group of American researchers has published a new study examining how an iconic bird in Far North Queensland got its unusual feathers. The cassowary's shine is produced by the rachis, or the spine ...