Cassawaries are getting very rare. They are too often the victims of cars and end up as large roadkill. We had given up hope of seeing one. It was getting dark – hence these shots are not as bright and sharp as they could have been. Then this family of gorgeous psychedelic birds walked right out into the road in front of us! Amazing.
This ibis were flocking to roost at the top of some trees in Cairns.
These swallows were getting a free ride on the ferry across to Daintree park.
The Chimps are hominids just like us. We share 99% of our coded DNA with chimps. We evolved from a common ancestor around 3-4 million years ago. That is recent.
There are two species of chimps. The Bonobo is presently on the verge of being wiped out.
We are really the third species of chimp. We have slight evolutionary modifications. We have evolved bigger brains and lost a bit of fur.
Chimps can use tools and can learn to speak a number of words. They exhibit a lot of the emotional complexities and learning behaviour of humans.
Presently, as our numbers surge and our lust for food, timber and land increases, we are destroying their habitat and butchering them for bush-meat.
We need to start caring for our wild-life and limiting our numbers. We are destroying the planet.
