Australian people have a reputation for being hardy and fearless — after all, when you live in a country that has every kind of poisonous snake and spider known to man, not to mention the elusive ...

On May 25, 2024, a photograph went viral on X allegedly showing a giant bird's foot, resembling that of a dinosaur. "A Southern Cassowary claw. Just in case you didn't think that birds are dinosaurs," ...

Beachgoers in Australia last month initially thought it was a turtle or a shark’s dorsal fin in the ocean. But upon closer inspection, they were stunned to see a cassowary – sometimes dubbed "the ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Over the past few decades, animal sounds have seen a huge surge in research. Advances in recording equipment and analysis techniques have driven new insights into animal ...

A San Francisco Zoo employee was injured yesterday when a 5-foot tall bird native to New Zealand tore into his leg with its powerful claws. The bizarre incident left the man with cuts and curators ...

DENVER (CBS4) - No one was hurt but there was a brief scare at the Denver Zoo Friday afternoon when a large flightless bird escaped from its exhibit. The bird, a double-wattled cassowary, managed to ...

ATLANTA — Zoo Atlanta is mourning a long-time member of its bird family: Cecil the double-wattled cassowary. At 41 years old, Cecil was the oldest male cassowary in North America. Cassowaries are a ...

Ripe fruit plunks to the ground and rolls to the road at my left. That instant, the cassowary bursts from a tangle of ferns outside Clump Mountain National Park near Mission Beach, Australia. The bird ...

A rogue cassowary believed responsible for a rare attack on an elderly man in North Queensland has been filmed in the wild — looking bold, unbothered, and showing no fear of humans. WATCH IT HERE. The ...

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