It’s better to do that and be boring than to be seen as a potential source of more food.” While a human who runs into a cassowary might feel the urge to run screaming in the opposite direction, that’s ...

These birds can run up to 50 km/h and jump 1.5 metres high, making escape nearly impossible during an attack. The cassowary is a perfect blend of beauty and danger — a reminder that not all ...

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 ...

how then can one tackle the situation of meeting the cassowary face-to-face, in the wild? Put your hands behind your back. Resist the urge to scream and run because it’s a futile effort – it ...

While a human who runs into a cassowary might feel the urge to run screaming in the opposite direction, that’s actually counterproductive. Like their cousins the emus and ostriches, cassowaries ...

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 ...

It's said that cassowaries are timid and typically difficult to spot. There aren't very many birds around the world that humans are afraid of but Cassowary stands out. Known as the "world's most ...

With its vivid blue face and helmet-like crest, the cassowary is a stunning sight. But beneath its beauty lies danger. Known as the world’s most dangerous bird, it lives in the tropical ...