The world's deadliest chick is now thriving at a bird sanctuary attraction in the Cotswolds. The Southern Cassowary chick hatched at Birdland in Bourton at the end of last year and it is was the only ...

The future of the endangered southern cassowary is at stake. Dubbed a “living dinosaur,” the flightless, prehistoric-looking bird is at risk of extinction. With its bright blue neck ...

The bird in question? Casuarius casuarius, the southern cassowary, fruit-eater-in-chief of Australia’s rain forests. Cassowaries are large, flightless birds related to emus and (more distantly ...

In Australia, the Southern Cassowary is commonly found in the rainforests of Queensland, particularly in the Daintree region. Cassowaries also inhabit mangroves, swamp forests, and lowland regions.

Mission Beach is surrounded by World Heritage rainforest, home to many southern cassowaries, the largest bird in Australia and second in the world only to the ostrich. Cassowary sand sculpture ...