Kookaburra
Kookaburras are best known for their unmistakable call, which sounds uncannily like loud, echoing human laughter. Its call is one of the most well-known bird calls in the world and is what has caused the bird to earn the name "Bushman's Alarm Clock."
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SCIENTIFIC NAME | DACELO NOVAEGUINEAE |
WHERE IN THE WILD? | WOODLAND FOREST AREAS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA |
WHAT'S ON THE MENU? | SMALL MAMMALS, SNAKES AND BIRDS |
LIFE EXPECTANCY | 11-20 YEARS |