Queensland's Department of Environment and Science recommends that humans never feed the birds or approach the animals — especially cassowary chicks. Additionally, those who live in areas native ...

If you get close to a male with young chicks, he may charge you in an attempt to protect them. If you try to catch or kill a cassowary, it may fight back—and could well get the better of you.

A southern cassowary chick, which is related to the emu, is considered deadly because of its powerful legs and claws – and ...

The cassowary is one of the world’s largest ... so males incubate the eggs and then raise the young chicks. They’re very protective of their young — some of the only non-food related ...

A group of international tourists were delighted to catch sight of a male cassowary and its chick this week in Mount Hypipamee National Park, Queensland.

The future of the endangered southern cassowary is at stake ... Sign up for Chip Chick’s newsletter and get stories like this delivered to your inbox. Still, it is a step in the right direction.

we came across a male cassowary with a chick," he told Yahoo News. While Far North Queensland is known cassowary habitat, "it is not common to see one in the Atherton Tablelands so every sighting ...

take place. Held at Mission Beach in Far North Queensland, the festival is the biggest local event of the year, and the biggest of any dedicated to the cassowary in the world. This year will see ...