South Island takahe—a prehistoric-looking flightless bird endemic to New Zealand's rugged landscapes—have become a shining ...

Few world events are as simultaneously hilarious and thought-provoking as Australia’s Great Emu War of 1932. True to its name ...

The most common reasons birds have evolved to be flightless are a lack of predators or the development of an alternative skill, such as swimming. Discover the stories behind five iconic flightless ...

A military campaign meant to rid Western Australia of crop-destroying emus ended in failure. But the surreal showdown highlighted the birds’ critical role in the country’s ecosystem and cultural ...

Both birds and airplanes attain lift with wings. But one of the former species has none at all and is therefore flightless.

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In the middle of the 18th Century, at around the time the US was signing the declaration of independence, a large flightless bird quietly became extinct on an island in the Indian Ocean.

A Zoo Miami resident got to open his Christmas gifts a little early.Gannicus, the cassowary, is feeling the holiday cheer. The flightless<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

The dodo had downy grey feathers with a white tail plume. The backside of the dodo was believed to have a tuft of lightly coloured feathers ...

A 75-year-old man has been killed in Florida after he was attacked by a large flightless bird he owned. Alachua County Sheriff Department told the BBC they were called to the man's property on ...