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'Bandit' the 15 day old Southern boobook owl and "Gandalf the 24 day old tawny frogmouth. Their growth rate is nothing short of magic!
this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2024
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The Showbill is a good choice!
But I guess they wanted a native bird for authenticity. And who knows if Shoebills are cut out for a life in showbiz.
I'm glad you found a picture! I looked around for a bit but didn't see one.
That guy is pretty creepy, with it without a bird.
The Frogmouth does look to be much more manageable for filming. I hadn't been picturing him walking around with it.
I saw the Shoebill want Australian, but I couldn't remember the scary bird from there yesterday. The Cassowary looks to be the scariest bird down there, but it sounds like it is actually dangerous to be around, not just scary looking, so not so great for a TV show.
So after further review, Frogmouth was the right choice!
Cassowaries look the part, absolutely! And while they certainly can harm people (and dogs), they seem to do that only if provoked and to protect their young. Same as ostriches, which actually seem to kill more people.
But generally Australian Animals are in a class of their own. If you're looking for a thrill, the magpie swooping season can create memorable encounters.
Magpies are an interesting one, as I learned somewhat recently, in that North America and Eurasia have magpies that are corvids like crows and jays, but the Australia ones are a different type of bird altogether. Where I am on the continent, we have no magpies though.
I also learned we have very different possums. It felt alien to me already just going to California and all the birds, plants, and bugs were different. Australia seems like it would be sensory overload getting used to all the unique life!