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 ...

A cassowary, a giant bird with long claws on each foot, killed its owner after he fell in the backyard of his Gainesville, Florida, home, officials told CNN. The bird's owner, Marvin Hajos -- who is ...

A Florida man was fatally injured Friday by a cassowary, an emu-like animal once dubbed the “world’s most dangerous bird.” Marvin Hajos, 75, was severely injured by the bird, which he owned, and later ...

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 ...

An exotic bird related to the emu killed its owner in Florida on Friday, according to authorities. Marvin Hajos, 75, owned a farm in Alachua where he kept a cassowary, Alachua County Sheriff's Office ...

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, ...

On April 12, a cassowary killed its 75-year-old owner. It's believed to have been a "total accident." And now, the giant, flightless bird is up for auction. On Saturday, Gulf Coast Livestock Auction ...

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 ...

A large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea attacked and killed its owner when the man fell on his farm in Florida, authorities said Saturday. The Alachua County Fire Rescue Department ...

A Florida man was killed on Friday by what ornithologists say is an extremely dangerous bird. It was a cassowary – an enormous, flightless bird around which even experienced zookeepers take ...

A cassowary, a giant bird with long claws on each foot, killed its owner after he fell in the backyard of his Gainesville, Florida, home, officials told CNN. The bird's owner, Marvin Hajos -- who is ...