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

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.

Jet black, hair-like feathers. Vivid blue heads adorned with a spongy crest. Most strikingly, a pair of leathery looking feet, armed with a 12 centimeter talon. This is the cassowary, one of the ...

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 ...

Locals call the cassowary the “murderbird”, and seeing one might remind you of something that escaped from Jurassic Park. ... Standing up to 6 feet tall, they can weigh up to 160 pounds!

A subadult cassowary emerging on the beach after a long swim. The bird was exhausted after its swim and took a long rest. Photo: Queensland Government, Department of Environment and Science ...

CREDIT: Wokephoto17/Getty Images. Cassowaries are “naturally cranky” and known to be quite territorial. In 2019 , a man in Florida was killed by his pet cassowary.

Pictures taken around the county this week including a first cassowary chick born at Birdland.

Video shows a bird considered by some to be the "world's most dangerous" emerging from the ocean off the coast of Australia on Oct. 31.