Experts are urging caution after a cassowary exhibiting "bold behaviour" slashed a man's leg in a backyard confrontation.

Held at Mission Beach in Far North Queensland, the festival is the biggest ... home to many southern cassowaries, the largest bird in Australia and second in the world only to the ostrich.

Dubbed a “living dinosaur,” the flightless, prehistoric-looking bird is at risk of extinction ... are only found in rainforests in Far North Queensland and Papua New Guinea.

It’s believed the endangered bird was drawn to one particular street in the Far North Queensland town of Cardwell after it found a readily available supply of fresh fruit. What’s uncertain is ...

The birds, native to Papua New Guinea and Far North Queensland, are known for their bright blue and yellow plumage and long white tail feathers often seen flicking up and down in the brush.