Discover key facts about World Cassowary Day 2025, its theme, history, and the vital role cassowaries play in rainforest ...

Why it's awesome: The southern cassowary is one of the most prehistoric-looking birds on Earth. They are often likened to a modern-day dinosaur due to their massive size, vivid colouration and ...

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 ...

National Zoo will celebrate World Cassowary Day on Saturday by putting on show brothers Irwin and Dundee. Cassowaries are huge flightless birds, considered dinosaur kin.

Guests at a beachside campground in Queensland, Australia witnessed a jaw-dropping sight last month when a southern cassowary was spotted swimming from the ocean to the shore. In addition to being the ...

Beachgoers in Australia were shocked when an enormous bird, considered by some to be the world's most dangerous, emerged from the water on Oct. 31 and shook itself off. The bird, called a cassowary, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Take a visit to Nashville Zoo to meet the bird that doesn’t fly! When you look at a Southern Cassowary, it might remind you of a dinosaur, like a raptor. In fact, all birds ...

The southern cassowary, a flightless bird native to rainforests, is a living link to prehistoric times, possessing powerful legs and a dagger-like claw. Despite its dangerous reputation, it plays a ...

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," ...

Jun. 20—To wish a happy Father's Day to the community of Brownsville, the Gladys Porter Zoo is announcing the birth of three southern cassowary birds after more than 24 years since a successful hatch.