Oct. 21, 2026 at 7:29 pm Updated Oct. 21, 2026 at 11:25 pm

There was no guarantee Martina and Jeffrey, southern cassowary birds living at an Australian zoo, would hit it off.

Staff members and visitors at the Adelaide Zoo are marveling at the vivid proof of the successful breeding: Martina recently laid two fluorescent green eggs.

It’s the first cassowary egg at the zoo in 34 years. There have been fewer than 10 chicks in the last 10 years at Australia’s other zoos.

The birds, known as the most dangerous in the world, are a protected species. Just about 4,500 southern cassowaries remain in the wild in Australia, with their habitat under threat.…