Species spotlight
Intelligence is not the ability to store information, but to know where to find it.
Species spotlight—Nankeen Kestrel
Did you know? Kestrels have two super powers: their ability to hover like a helicopter, and to hunt rodents using their ultraviolet light vision.
Species Spotlight: Silver Gulls
Fish and chips on the beach, mobbing silver gulls: it’s the authentic Australian seaside picnic. Adept natural scavengers and especially chip thieves, silver gulls enjoy a flexible diet.
Species Spotlight – Kangaroo
thern hemisphere, kangaroos have the dubious distinction of topping the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s (ATSB) statistics for the number of damaging strikes by a terrestrial animal
Species Spotlight – Turkey Vulture
Our northern hemisphere spotlight species rarely receives an ’Ahhhh, cute’, but they do play a crucial role in ecosystems, and an outsized role in wildlife management at airports. Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) are the most widely distributed vulture in the western hemisphere.
Species Spotlight – Black Kite & Dunlin
The black kite, named ‘djillidjilli’ by Aboriginal people, is the most common raptor in the world, although the Australian population exhibits behaviour thought to be unique to northern Australia.
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