With dagger-like claws and explosive kicks, the cassowary has earned a reputation as the world’s most dangerous bird. But is it deserved?

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 ...

Towering at five and a half feet tall, sprinting up to 31 miles per hour, and leaping up to seven feet off the ground, cassowaries are the stuff of legends. They are the third largest bird in the ...

The casque of the cassowary glows blue-green under UV light, revealing unseen patterns that could help distinguish species and individuals.

The cassowary is often referred to as the “world’s most dangerous bird.” Though, a new study suggests this dangerous bird is believed to have been raised by humans 18,000 years ago. As CNN reports, ...

There lives in the heart of the Australian and New Guinea tropical rainforest a bird that would seem like it belonged in a dinosaur movie: the cassowary. The bright blue face, helmet-like headpiece, ...

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 ...

(CN) — Long before humans domesticated chickens, they had tamed the much larger and dangerous cassowary bird, according to new research released Monday. “This behavior that we are seeing is coming ...

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The southern cassowary is often called the world’s most dangerous bird. While shy and secretive in the forests of its native New Guinea and Northern Australia, it can be aggressive in captivity. In ...