The island abounded with cassowaries, the East Indian ostrich, and wild hogs.

Two cassowaries were seen upon it, and many tracks of men, dogs, and kangaroos.

A few cassowaries were bounding over the plain, but it was impossible to get near them.

For example, men of the Cassowary clan in Mabuiag think that cassowaries are men or nearly so.

Police said the man was breeding cassowaries, that use their long claws to kill, when he fell over.

The San Diego Zoo's website calls cassowaries the world's most dangerous bird with 10 centimetre, dagger-like claw on each foot.

Such parties hunt the larger game with spears, clubs and adzes, and shoot the birds, other than cassowaries, with bows and arrows.

A year or two ago I had frequent opportunities for observing a pair of young cassowaries patiently, yet playfully, performing martial exercises.

For example the isolated and pristine Mission Beach area is home to endangerd cassowaries -a prehistoric looking bird that's slightly smaller than an emu.

Cassowaries, Emus and Ostriches, all of which are more or less dangerous;

Cassowaries are eaten in parts of PNG but in the US but are sought after by collectors of exotic birds.

Despite coming up short on home soil, Cassowaries coach John Pangkatana believed women's rugby in PNG was moving in the right direction.

Amongst the animal productions the kangaroo and cassowary hold the first ranks.

At the head of the birds the cassowary or emu, stands conspicuous.

The largest cassowary ever killed in the settlement, weighed ninety-four pounds.

A bonus is that these are home to the remarkable cassowary.