(CN) — Long before humans domesticated chickens, they had tamed the much larger and dangerous cassowary bird, according to new research released Monday. “This behavior that we are seeing is coming ...

The southern cassowary is often called the world’s most dangerous bird. While shy and secretive in the forests of its native New Guinea and Northern Australia, it can be aggressive in captivity. In ...

As early as 18,000 years ago, humans in New Guinea may have collected cassowary eggs near maturity and then raised the birds to adulthood, according to an international team of scientists, who used ...

A juvenile cassowary has died in Far North Queensland after it ingested a fish hook, prompting fresh calls for tourists and locals to avoid feeding the birds or leaving fishing debris. Innisfail ...