In 1932, an unlikely conflict unfolded in Western Australia that left military leaders puzzled and historians amazed. Over 20,000 emus—large, fast-running, flightless birds—descended on farmlands ...

"Every human on that battlefield will die!" Umbrella Ent. in Australia has debuted the official trailer for a kooky action comedy called The Emu War, set for a special release this weekend Down Under.

Humans are quite good at eradicating unwanted species when they set their mind to it. Sometimes, they do it without even trying. But, every once in a while, an animal proves more wily than anticipated ...

The first battered bodies were found on a small Australian beach, the white sand around them stained crimson with their blood. A few days later, the killer struck again — this time on the nearby ...

The emu is the tallest bird in Australia and the second tallest bird in the world, but there is far more to this flightless giant than its size. In this video, discover fascinating facts about emus, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When we think of flightless birds, aggressive is probably ...

Beachgoers in Australia last month initially thought it was a turtle or a shark’s dorsal fin in the ocean. But upon closer inspection, they were stunned to see a cassowary – sometimes dubbed "the ...