Fw: Sulphur crested cockatoo

["Philip Veerman" <>]

Duncan wrote: "Why they attack koalas is more of a mystery" well maybe they still remember (in instinct terms) Thylacoleo and its relatives, as well as other then likely large marsupial predators and maybe possums that could also be nest predators. Koalas could look close enough to have resulted in an equal dislike.

 

Philip

 

-----Original Message-----From: Duncan McCaskill [ Sent: Monday, 8 April 2013 4:40 PM
To: canberra birds      Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Fw: Sulphur crested cockatoo

Cockatoos certainly get excited and aggressive to all sorts of things. Goannas are a nest predator so that makes sense. Many birds attack all kinds of predators at all times, such as raptors and snakes and things that look like snakes - I've seen birds attack a turtle that looked a bit snake like when it stuck its neck out.

Why they attack koalas is more of a mystery:

Duncan.

On 8 April 2013 14:33, Kevin and Gwenyth Bray <> wrote: