A close-up (c) of the skull, lower jaw and cassowary-like crest. A skeletal reconstruction (d) of the dinosaur, with the missing parts in grey. (Image credit: Lu, J et al/Scientific Reports 2017) ...

Locals call the cassowary the “murderbird”, and seeing one might remind you of something that escaped from Jurassic Park. These animals are the “most dangerous birds” in the world, so it ...

The crest, like the cassowary’s, might have been brightly colored, according to Lü. And it was probably put to the same use: to communicate status and perhaps sex to others of its kind.

It’s been called the world’s most dangerous bird. The cassowary’s long dagger-like middle toes were responsible for the death of a man in Florida last year, and new research now shows that ...

"The cassowary-like crest in the skull is similar to the casque of cassowaries, which serves a sociosexual role and functions in visual and acoustic display," researchers wrote.

It’s been called the world’s most dangerous bird. The cassowary’s long dagger-like middle toes were responsible for the death of a man in Florida last year, and new research now shows that ...

But holy toledo, does this newly discovered oviratporid ever look like a modern cassowary—right from the dramatic crest atop its head through to its long neck and ostrich-like shape.

Jet black, hair-like feathers. Vivid blue heads adorned with a spongy crest. Most strikingly, a pair of leathery looking feet, armed with a 12 centimeter talon. This is the cassowary, one of the ...

In the heart of the Australian and New Guinea rainforests lives the cassowary, known as the world's most dangerous bird due to its size, aggression, and sharp claws. It's vital for seed dispersal ...

A Chinese farmer has discovered the remains of a dinosaur that could have passed for the ostrich-like cassowary in its day, sporting the flightless bird's head crest and long thunder thighs ...

It’s been called the world’s most dangerous bird. The cassowary’s long dagger-like middle toes were responsible for the death of a man in Florida last year, and new research now shows that ...