Lansing police responded to the 1200 block of Reo Road about 2:15 p.m. June 26, after a citizen reported a loose animal, a spokesperson said.

Big, flightless birds like the ostrich, the emu and the rhea are scattered around the Southern Hemisphere because their ancestors once flew around the world, a new study suggests. That's a ...

When large mammals soon evolved, being flightless became a liability, as mammals competed with the birds for resources, or even hunted them. Today’s ratites avoided extinction by running for ...

Around 2:15 p.m., police received a call about a loose animal in the city on the 1200 block of Reo. Upon arrival, officers ...

Ever wondered what the world's most aggressive bird is? Here's everything you need to know about the cassowary.

A cassowary, a large flightless bird native to Australia, shocked beachgoers at the Bingil Bay Campground in Queensland by emerging from the ocean after a long swim ...

Molecular analysis of the eggshell structure of large flightless birds such as ostriches and emus provides new insights into how they evolved. The study, published today in eLife, demonstrates ...

The large, flightless bird has been extinct for centuries. Madison Dapcevich Published April 9, 2025. Image courtesy of TikTok user @strangecreatureencounter. Claim: ...

Liberty Mutual and "Freebird" jokes abound. The large, fast, flightless bird, native to Australia, has been seen from Hebron, Maryland, to Greenwood, Delaware.

Strutting through the backyard was a weka — a large brown flightless bird known for its feisty personality, officials said. Andreoli immediately knew the bird was in an unfamiliar location.