Despite the common belief that reptiles such as crocodiles and alligators are the closest living relatives of dinosaurs, ...

From cassowaries to kiwis, these 10 birds prove dinosaurs never truly vanished — evolution just gave them feathers, speed, ...

How did the ostrich cross the ocean? It may sound like a joke, but scientists have long been puzzled by how the family of birds that includes African ostriches, Australian emus and cassowaries, New ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A cassowary, a giant bird with long claws on each foot, killed its owner after he fell in the backyard of his Gainesville, ...

Ostriches may be ground-bound, but their ancestors could take flight, a new study says The fearsome Australian cassowary, which cannot fly but is sometimes called "the world's most dangerous bird" ...