Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the bird’s survival. A southern cassowary stands on a beach at Etty Bay in ...

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Locals call the cassowary the “murderbird”, and seeing one might remind you of something that escaped from Jurassic Park. These animals are the “most dangerous birds” in the world, so it’s best to ...

Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the ...