With dagger-like claws, powerful legs, and a notoriously aggressive temperament, the cassowary earns its title as the most ...

Beyond their charming facade, certain bird species exhibit surprising aggression when threatened. Cassowaries, with their ...

Scientists have discovered that the world's most dangerous bird can call to its mate at frequencies humans can't hear. In ...

A woman and her daughter narrowly escaped a dangerous encounter with two hungry cassowaries — an adult and its chick — in the ...

From 9-foot tall ostriches to albatrosses with gargantuan wingspans, here are some of the biggest birds in the world.

If you have ever looked closely into a rockpool along the U.K. coastline, you may have been lucky enough to find a tiny ...

It’s conceivable that there would be an anchor that big. And, we made sure the barbs on the end look like birds’ claws as a nod to Michaela.” ...

Easter Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect their heritage.

Animals interfere with the moai, too. Horses and cattle scratch their itches on the monoliths while birds claw into the tuff and deposit toxic droppings, or guano, which erodes the material yet ...

(Image credit: Ko Konno/Getty Images) The emu is the second tallest species of bird on Earth, after the ostrich. They are the biggest birds in Australia, reaching up to 6.2 feet (1.9 m) in height.