The cassowary, the only bird that Australians fear ... According to CNN, it is as tall as a human being, has sharp eyes and shiny black feathers, walks on two feet with large and extremely sharp ...

But a cassowary is not your regular garden bird ... Their feathers are glossy black; their legs are scaly. Their feet have just three toes—and the inside toe of each foot has evolved into ...

Many species of animals and birds were injured and displaced by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred several weeks ago. Now, an effort ...

The dark shape moving through the water was a cassowary, a large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia known for its territorial and "dangerous" behavior, per the Department of ...

A wild and potentially deadly cassowary approaches campers at Murray Falls, near Cardwell, in the Girramay National Park in North Queensland in 2024. Picture: Supplied A QAS spokeswoman said the ...

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 ...