An enormous creature — considered by some to be the "world's most dangerous bird" — shocked beachgoers in Bingil Bay in northeastern Australia as it rose from the water and shook itself off, the ...

Remember the iconic scene in Jurassic Park when doctors Sattler, Malcolm, and Grant first set eyes on a dinosaur? They see it before we do, so our first experience begins through their eyes. Grant ...

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It’s unclear how the bird got washed out into the ocean in the first place. Guests at a beachside campground in Queensland, Australia witnessed a jaw-dropping sight last month when a southern ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 118, No. 40 (October 5, 2021), pp. 1-10 (10 pages) How early human foragers impacted insular forests is a topic ...

Australian authorities urge people not to feed or interact with cassowaries, which have been known to kill humans, per the WWF Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Cassowaries are massive flightless birds, second only to ostriches in weight. Standing up to 6 feet tall, they can weigh up to 160 pounds! Instead of flight feathers, they have unique, hair-like ...

When you think of aggressive birds, the ostrich likely comes to mind due to the sheer size of their feet and discourse about their aggression. In fact, ostriches aren't actually all that aggressive, ...

This video explores Mission Beach, located in Far North Queensland, Australia. Known for its long beaches and access to tropical rainforest, the area is one of the few places where cassowaries—large ...