So I'm doing the wildlife theme this week. My earlier posts about the wombat and birds brought back memories of the Australia Zoo. Let's go there today to see a cassowary and a wombat.
Cassowaries are native to New Guinea, Indonesia, and north-eastern Queensland, Australia, and there are three species. According to Guinness World Records, the large ground-dwelling cassowary is considered to be the world's most dangerous bird.
When provoked or threatened, a cassowary can attack and inflict fatal injuries. Following the death of a young hunter named Phillip McClean in Australia in 1926, the most recent reported death occurred in 2019: a 75-year-old man in Florida, USA, was attacked by a cassowary/cassowaries.
The rain forest they inhabit has been shrinking due to humans' land development and transformation. As a result, cassowaries are increasingly forced to appear in public places, with some being killed each year by vehicles or dogs. Rainforest Rescue, an Australian environmental organization, has launched a campaign to save this endangered species.
最近提到鸟和袋熊等动物，今天就来继续这个主题。以前写过游览昆士兰的澳洲动物园1，介绍了几种袋鼠，这次的第二篇我们再来看看那里饲养的鹤鸵和袋熊时隔五年后终于来续坑XD。
鹤鸵也叫食火鸡，有三种，产于新几内亚、印度尼西亚和澳大利亚东北部。类似它的表亲鸵鸟和鸸鹋，这些鹤鸵也是体型庞大，不会飞翔，属于走禽类。从我这里的照片可以看到，它们的脸部和颈部颜色鲜艳，头上还顶着硬硬的冠。
根据吉尼斯世界记录，鹤鸵是世上最危险的鸟类，攻击性很强。如果觉得自身受到威胁，会用非常锋利的脚趾甲攻击对象，使人或狗等内脏受伤出血。继1926年袭击澳洲一个年轻猎人致死后，2019年又攻击美国佛罗里达州一名75岁的男子导致伤亡。
但是只要不去主动招惹它们，一般不会有危险。反而是它们栖息的雨林地带受到人类地产开发和农田改造等影响而面积逐年缩减。这就导致鹤鸵越来越多地出现在人类活动的范围内，每年都有不少被车辆撞死或者被狗咬死。澳洲的环保组织“雨林救援”已经发起了一项“拯救鹤鸵”的运动。
At the end of the day, it's time for this little wombat to go back to his dorm, but apparently he doesn't want to... dodging and ignoring the corn and stick:
到了动物园快要关门的时候，饲养员打算把这只小袋熊抱回窝里，但它很不情愿，各种躲避，无视玉米🌽和大棒的威逼利诱，有些姿势让我想到功夫熊猫XD:
图文 by Donica，谢谢来访！=)
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aussie cute animals, even the casouwari is dangerous
Many dangerous creatures on the island indeed.
Thanks for sharing those are very cute animals😍
You are welcome!