The cassowary, a modern echo of its dinosaur ancestors, casts a mystical aura through its territory.

Native to Papua New Guinea and Northern Australia, the flightless Cassowary bird can grow up to a whopping 7 feet tall and weigh as much as 120 pounds. It’s the third-tallest and second-heaviest living bird.

Its deep and resonant calls send vibrations through the air, a low-frequency boom that seems to blur the lines between the ancient past and the vibrant present.

But even more dinosauric are the cassowary’s razor-sharp talons that it uses to defend itself. Known as the “world’s most dangerous bird,” the cassowary can quickly kill a person with one strike of its dagger-like feet.

The Cassowary Chronicles: A Tale of Domestication, Vibrant Eggs, and Mythical Beauty

Speaking of humans, the cassowary was the first domesticated bird — not the chicken. Now, imagine how vicious these birds were before people got involved!

Interestingly, the cassowary also lays bright green and pale green-blue eggs during the breeding season. Meanwhile, the male cassowary constructs the nest, incubates the eggs for 50 days, and raises the chicks until they turn 3 years old.

Yet, what might be most fascinating about the cassowary is the bird’s turquoise neck, shark fin-shaped casque, and glossy feathers — such a mythical and neat-colored creature!