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 ...

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," ...

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," ...

The cassowary is a living dinosaur—standing over six feet tall, running at 30 mph, and armed with four-inch dagger-like claws. Found only in the rainforests of Northern Australia, this rare and ...

A nesting gigantic cassowary-like dinosaur named Beibeilong is in the act of incubating its eggs. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Forget Jurassic Park — the real dinosaurs never left. From cassowaries to chickens, modern birds still bear the bones, claws, and killer instincts of their prehistoric kin. Evolution didn’t erase the ...

When you think of people raising birds, you may think of harmless chickens and probably not an animal that could kill you in an instant. But apparently a ferocious bird known as a cassowary was one of ...