Animal experts said the two cassowaries were a parent child pair, too, a father and son who had been “habituated” – that is ...

For years it’s been a barren salt flat. But now, due to floods hundreds of miles away, Australia’s Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre ...

A security camera outside a home in Australia captured a family’s “close encounter” with the “world’s most dangerous bird.” ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a disturbing feature of the birds around the remote Lord Howe Island in New South Wales—they crunch. The picturesque landscape, located about a two-hour ...

The cassowary looks like a relic from another geologic era – it’s as tall as a person, has glossy black feathers and piercing eyes, walks on two feet, can weigh up to 140 pounds, and has a ...

A new study finds an Australian moth follows the stars during its yearly migration, using the night sky as a guiding compass.

For many New Zealanders, the Australian magpie is a familiar, if sometimes vexing, sight. Introduced from Australia in the ...

Australia is currently suffering through an “unprecedented” triple strain outbreak of bird flu, with government, agricultural authorities and industry bodies preparing for the potential ...

It’s not just any bird that strikes fear into the heart of Aussies. The cassowary is one of the world’s largest birds, and it looks like a relic from another geologic era.