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 ...

New research suggests that people on New Guinea island (now PNG highlands) were 'farming' cassowaries as far back as 18,000 years ago, which would make the practice much older than the first ...

The cassowary looks like a relic from another geologic era – it’s as tall as a person, has glossy black feathers and piercing eyes, walks on two feet, can weigh up to 140 pounds, and has a ...

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 chick may look cute, but they outgrow their small, fuzzy phase real quick. Photo by Andy Mack. While it was probably wise that people didn’t take cassowaries head on, they didn’t ...