Experience the powerful and vibrant presence of the Southern cassowary with this compelling close-up video. The footage gives you an intimate look at its most iconic features, from the magnificent, ...

A new study analyzed four sets of fossil footprints, including cat-like tracks in 29-million-year-old volcanic ash in Oregon.

In the animal world, long legs can make a big difference. They help some animals run fast, others jump high, and some even walk through deep water with ease. From tiny spiders to tall giraffes, many ...

A cassowary's powerful kick, often described as a "karate kick," can break bones and cause fatal injuries to humans or other ...

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

It's been called the world's most dangerous bird. Its long dagger-like toes, in fact, were responsible for the death of a man in Florida last year. But what excites scientists about the cassowary — a ...

Cassowary: This bird has powerful legs with sharp claws that can grow up to 5 inches. Ostrich: This giant bird, too, has strong legs that can give fatal kicks to its predators. Emu: This creature has ...

A cassowary chick has been born at the Paignton Zoo in the United Kingdom for the first time in 21 years. Getty Images/iStockphoto A rare cassowary chick has been born in the United Kingdom. It the ...

A rare chick known as the "world's most challenging bird species" to breed has been hatched at a UK zoo for the first time in 21 years. Paignton Zoo in Devon celebrated the first breeding of the ...