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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

On October 11, 2025, in Queensland, Australia, @thesandylarry shared a video of an unexpected wildlife encounter. In the ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — She’s only been at the zoo for a few weeks, but Bella the southern cassowary is already making big waves. Bella left the White Oak Conservation Center in Florida in June to be ...

The last surviving chick belonging to a cassowary affectionately known as Elvis has been killed after being struck by a car near Kuranda. An endangered southern cassowary chick was killed when hit by ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The rare, emu-like bird that attacked and killed its owner in Florida is being put up for auction. Cassowaries are exotic, flightless birds with large claws Exotic animal owner in ...

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 ...