Traditional owner Nikita McDowell, who captured the spectacle, initially likened the animal sighting to seeing the Loch Ness monster. “It just floated to shore until it reached the level where its ...

It’s unclear how the bird got washed out into the ocean in the first place. Guests at a beachside campground in Queensland, Australia witnessed a jaw-dropping sight last month when a southern ...

Beachgoers in Australia last month initially thought it was a turtle or a shark’s dorsal fin in the ocean. But upon closer inspection, they were stunned to see a cassowary – sometimes dubbed "the ...

The eye of a cassowary.(Dani Daniar / EyeEm Getty) Loved by European emperors and Queensland beachgoers alike, the nationally endangered southern cassowary now has its very own day on September 26, ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — She’s only been at the zoo for a few weeks, but Bella the southern cassowary is already making big waves. Bella left the White Oak Conservation Center in Florida in June to be ...

A beloved southern cassowary that has been a local icon in a Far North Queensland town for more than 50 years has been killed by a car. A conservationist says more must be done to protect cassowaries ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Animals. Followed categories will be added to My News. Traditional owner Nikita McDowell, who captured the spectacle, initially likened the animal sighting to ...