Photo by David Cook Wildlife Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Retired Cockatoo<\/h2>\n
Here is a question I bet you have never been asked before. What does a Gang Gang Cockatoo have in common with a retired person? No, not that they both talk a lot (although this may be true in some cases). Actually, both of them will migrate to much warmer climates during the winter the winter season. For the Cockatoo this means traveling from the high mountain areas to the lowland, old growth forests. For retired people this means traveling from Canada to the southern United States. Yes, if this particular Cockatoo lived in North America, they would undoubtedly spend their winters relaxing throughout the state of Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I am quickly learning that life in Australia could be a pretty dangerous place. Yesterday we had to deal with possibly the most dangerous animal on the planet, the Saltwater Crocodile, and today we have to deal with a gang. Well, the Gang Gang Cockatoo. Okay, I guess our featured animal today isn’t that dangerous but compared to the salty crocodile even the King of the Jungle would seem like a harmless, little cat. If you are anything like me, you are probably wondering how these beautiful birds received such a bizarre common name. Unfortunately, all I know is the <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,1622,3253,4025],"yoast_head":"\n
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