Hi all,
Just saw that there is an interesting documentary on ABC1 on Sunday 26th August
at 7.30pm.
Further details below taken from www.yourtv.com.au
Cheers,
Charles
Cassowaries
William McInnes narrates this first feature documentary on Australia's giant,
magnificent and endangered Southern Cassowaries as they struggle to survive
when a once-in-50-year cyclone destroys their rainforest homes. A cassowary
looks like a living dinosaur; walks its territory and cannot fly and talks
using sonorous sounds, mostly outside the range of human hearing. Plus,
traditional gender roles are reversed, so that the male becomes a single parent
for 9-12 months to chicks - some that may not be his own. "It looks like
something from Jurassic Park," remarks Maurice van Sabben, president of
National Geographic Television International. Filmmaker Bianca Keeley takes us
on an action-packed journey deep into the Australian rainforest to reveal
intimate and compelling moments in the life of a cassowary family. From mating
season, to walking with a father and his chicks in the forest, to following a
team that is saving cassowaries from the dangers of
suburbia, this is a fascinating documentary. Relocating to a sanctuary a
cassowary which has powerful claws that can "unzip" a person - according to
Queensland Parks and Wildlife biologist, Scott Sullivan - makes for dangerous
work. But even when these precious creatures are returned to the wild,
scientists predict more severe cyclones due to climate change. Will there be
enough rainforest left for these already isolated and endangered birds?
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2008
Country:
Australia
Rating:
PG
Other:
Closed Captions
Duration:
53 mins
Links:
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