There's always a lot to learn when watching your videos! Not to mention the care you take in documenting sources and showing pictures, beautiful pictures. Showing measurement translations Is much appreciated too. Thank you very much for another great video!!
Around 1,000 years ago, the ostrich was not the biggest bird in the world, and instead was around 3rd place behind the elephant bird of Madagascar and the moa of New Zealand.
Australia really is Bird Paradise! A lot of people don't realise just how many massive bird species we have, and just how comfortable they are around humans. The (Avian) Dinosaurs still rule this ancient continent.
Ostriches were introduced to Australia in the 20th century and now roam wild in the Outback. Their population is unknown but it is probably more than 1,000.
Somehow, I always thought that emus were bigger than cassowaries. In fact, I thought rheas were bigger than cassowaries, too. I knew cassowaries were very large birds, but I thought ostriches, emus, and rheas were the true giants of the bird world. Now I realize that cassowaries are also true giants.
yeah, Cassowaries are indeed impressive birds, often underestimated compared to ostriches and emus. Adult cassowaries can stand up to 5.5 feet tall and weigh over 100 pounds, making them one of the heaviest bird species, alongside ostriches.
And to make things worse for cassowaries, they are also New Guinea and Australia's largest living terrestrial predators by technicality, as they are omnivorous too.
fun fact about the white tailed eagle its quite a recent settler in the netherlands and its doing very well but its because it like to hunt geese chicks instead of fish during their breeding season
Cassowaries don't live in Asia, New Guinea is not located in Asia. I think you may be confused as the western half of New Guinea is part of Indonesia but that does not mean it is in Asia.
Wondering why you didn't mention cranes or turkeys when talking about the runner-ups for North America. Even showed a Little Blue Heron (1:27) which is one of the smallest herons (12 oz). Anhingas are relatively small too. Cormorants and Loons are bigger than them but not mentioned.
Imagine if the Haast Eagle was still around. That would be scary as. Keas have been known to eat sheep alive and supplement that diet with windshield wiper blades 😂😂😂😂😂
FAIL - Cassowary is not found in Asia. The islands in Indonesia, where it is found (New Guinea and surrounds) are not part of Asia. Accurate research would have done you good.
There's been 7 continents for a while, depending on where you went to school. Some teach 5, and others teach 7 where schools limp in the Americas together. Some places list 6 and add Oceania as an option
