But for one unlucky tourist, a curious cassowary got a little too close for comfort! Cassowaries are massive flightless birds, second only to ostriches in weight. Standing up to 6 feet tall ...

The close encounter occurred in South Johnstone, a rural town on Queensland’s Cassowary Coast, about one hour from where the attack took place in Cardwell. The adult cassowary appeared to be ...

Standing up to 6 feet tall ... the humans got too close to the bird, which was likely defending itself or its nest. This YouTube video shows a tourist filming a cassowary on the beach.