The Red Tailed Black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii)
"Ngaoara or Karrak" In the language of the Noongar People.
An amazing species of Cockatoo that have a truly beautiful colouring. While the males are solid black with a bright crimson tail, I believe the ladies take the cake on this one. These three gorgeous girls show off not only the starry sky pattern they carry but the fiery energy of their tails.
It is believed that they act as guardians to loved ones, bringing them to rest with the ancestors. Seeing a black cockatoo can also mean that rain is coming, further enforcing their identity as a symbol of change.
They are listed as Vulnerable at the moment due to habitat loss, rare nest hollows and invasive species.
Rocky is a four month old Javan gibbon being raised at the Gibbon Conservation Center in California. He is starting to become quite active. He will live with his parents full time once he is about a year old.
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📍 Hartley's Crocodile Adventures is a 10-hectare wildlife sanctuary and ecotourism park located between Cairns and Port Douglas at Wangetti in Far North Queensland, Australia. It adjoins the world heritage listed Wet Tropics of Queensland rainforest through which visitors can take guided or self-guided walks.
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Pingüinos de Magallanes, Península Valdés, Chubut, 2008.
Normally I am not much of a wildlife person, and certainly not a wildlife photographer, but I am greatly anticipating a return visit in December to Puerto Madryn and the nearby wildlife sanctuary on Península Valdés.