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 ...
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 ...
Researchers studying ancient cassowary egg shells in New Guinea found signs that the sharp-taloned bird was being domesticated. Cassowaries, the flightless birds native to New Guinea and Australia, ...
Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the ...
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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 ...
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 ...