Researchers studying ancient cassowary egg shells in New Guinea found signs that the sharp-taloned bird was being domesticated. Cassowaries, the flightless birds native to New Guinea and Australia ...

The dagger-clawed cassowary, native to Australia, Indonesia, and New Guinea, ... Once the eggs hatch, males spend the next nine months raising and defending the chicks.

Cassowary eggs are green because of biliverdin, a pigment often found in bird eggs. Since cassowaries nest on the ground, the green eggs blend in with the plants in the tropical forest, helping to ...

Green eggs (camouflaged), laid in clutches of 3-5, with each egg weighing as much as 10 chicken eggs Different species of the ...

These large, flightless birds have powerful, muscular legs and tough, prehistoric-looking feet with claws that can deliver a powerful blow.

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 ...

People have referred to the cassowary — a massive, flightless, emu-like creature — as the most dangerous bird in the world, owing to the fact it can seriously injure or kill a human or dog in an ...

Cassowaries have an interesting reproductive process. During the breeding season, the female cassowary lays a clutch of 3-5 eggs, each weighing about the same as 10 chicken eggs.

Join us to discover how wonderfully varied eggs are, from ostrich eggs the size of your head to bright green cassowary eggs. After eggs-ploring these for yourself, get crafting and create your own ...

Locals call the cassowary the “murderbird”, ... Males incubate the eggs for 60 days and stay with their young chicks until they are around 9 to 10 months old.

One of the cassowary's most prehistoric-looking features is its feet. Each foot has three toes, with the inner toe bearing a dagger-like claw that can grow up to 5 inches (12 centimeters) long.